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Part of an altar in a Catholic church

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An altar stone is a piece of natural stone containing relics in a cavity and intended to serve as the essential part of an altar for the celebration of Mass in the Catholic Church. Consecration by a bishop of the same rite was required. In the Byzantine Rite, the antimension, blessed and signed by the bishop, serves a similar function.

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Scientists make ‘remarkable’ Stonehenge discovery [Video]

Scientists make ‘remarkable’ Stonehenge discovery

The largest Altar Stone at the heart of Stonehenge is actually Scottish not Welsh, research suggests. The "truly remarkable" discovery has been described as a “spectacular result” and busts a..

Credit: ODN     Duration: 01:18Published

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