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a raised platform in the nave of the church. It was often made of marble and served for the reading of the Gospels.
Ãâó: www.finearts.uvic.ca/historyinart/courses/ha321/HA...
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The place in a Catholic church from which, according to liturgical norms, the Scriptures (including the responsorial psalm) are read and the homily may be preached. It may consist only of a lectern, or it may consist of a raised platform and the lectern on it.
Ãâó: www.the-tidings.com/2002/0830/glossary.htm
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