{"id":6833,"date":"2006-07-10T16:17:19","date_gmt":"2006-07-10T16:17:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2006\/07\/eucharist-doves.html"},"modified":"2006-07-10T16:17:19","modified_gmt":"2006-07-10T16:17:19","slug":"eucharist-doves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2006\/07\/eucharist-doves.html","title":{"rendered":"Eucharist Doves"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Dove\"<\/a> Marvelous post from Daniel Mitsui on what I’d say is a little-known element of church decor, but<\/a> was actually common before the relatively modern tabernacle was developed:<\/p>\n

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Eucharist Doves have been mentioned in several discussions on liturgically-minded Catholic Blogs, but remain unfamiliar even to most traditional Catholics. Essentially, the Eucharist Dove was a stylized pyx, which was used to reserve the Blessed Sacrament above the altar of a medieval church. They fell from fashion during the Counter-Reformation, when the modern tabernacle that St. Charles Borromeo promoted became common. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Several pictures and links to more information. Via Don Jim<\/a> who’s mentioned in a WaPo article on blogging clerics in the DC-area!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Marvelous post from Daniel Mitsui on what I’d say is a little-known element of church decor, but was actually common before the relatively modern tabernacle was developed: Eucharist Doves have been mentioned in several discussions on liturgically-minded Catholic Blogs, but remain unfamiliar even to most traditional Catholics. 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