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MONSTRANCE (through the French from Lat. monstrare, to show) , a vessel used in the Roman Church
vessel is ostensorium, from ostendere, to exhibit, show; whence the usual French name ostensoir. The monstrance was formerly used of a reliquary, exposing the sacred object
century Italian example in South
century the present shape was adopted, viz. a crystal or glass circular disk, more suited to the shape of the sacred wafer; this is mounted in a frame
stem
dates
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