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Church Altars Gallery (view source)
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'''The high altar''' is so called from the fact that it is the chief altar in a [[church]], and also because it is raised on an elevated plane in the sanctuary, where it may be seen simultaneously by all the faithful in the body of the church. It symbolizes [[Christ]], and it serves at the same time as the banquet table on which He offers Himself through the hands of the priest to the Eternal Father; for Christ is present in our churches not only in a spiritual manner but really, truly, and substantially as the victim of a sacrifice. [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07346b.htm]
'''The high altar''' is so called from the fact that it is the chief altar in a [[church]], and also because it is raised on an elevated plane in the sanctuary, where it may be seen simultaneously by all the faithful in the body of the church. It symbolizes [[Christ]], and it serves at the same time as the banquet table on which He offers Himself through the hands of the priest to the Eternal Father; for Christ is present in our churches not only in a spiritual manner but really, truly, and substantially as the victim of a sacrifice. [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07346b.htm]
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Image:Malbis Church altar.jpg|Altar of a Greek [[Orthodox Church]].
Image:Malbis Church altar.jpg|Altar of a Greek [[Orthodox Church]].
Image:Chester.jpg|Chester Cathedral, [[England]] .
Image:Chester.jpg|Chester Cathedral, [[England]] .
Image:The interior of Notre Dame Paris.jpg|The interior of Notre Dame, [[Paris]].
Image:The interior of Notre Dame Paris.jpg|The interior of Notre Dame, [[Paris]].
Image:Cristo - negro, Main altar San Roman.JPG|Main Altar, San Roman Church, [[Mexico]].
Image:Cristo - negro, Main altar San Roman.JPG|Main Altar, San Roman Church, [[Mexico]].
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File:Lund Sweden.jpg|At Lund, [[Sweden]].
File:Lund Sweden.jpg|At Lund, [[Sweden]].
File:Altar Church of England.jpg|Altar, Church of England, Bristol, [[England]].
File:Altar Church of England.jpg|Altar, Church of England, Bristol, [[England]].
File:Altar in St. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Gliwice Poland.jpg|Altar in St. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Gliwice, [[Poland]].
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