Illustrated Polish Bible by Leopold Nowotny and the iconography of the history of Poland in the Nazarene art by Maria Nitka

“…In the Nazarene concept of history, this did not have to mean a lack of “Polishness” of these works; they might be placed in the political context as a manifestation of Catholicism with conservative values being the basis of the founding of the Golden Chapel (Chapel of the Kings of Poland) and the chapel in Turew, where in the altar Nowotny’s painting of the Immaculata was placed. …”
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Reinterpretación del relieve histórico emeritense de M. Agrippa a partir de un nuevo fragmento by Antonio M. Poveda Navarro

“…Además, se plantea la posibilidad de que el relieve formase parte del ara Providentiae de Augusto, altar monumental de Mérida conocido a través de su aparición en el reverso de algunas emisiones monetales de Tiberio.…”
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From on-site to in-lab: Microscopic observation of fungal proliferation on 17th century mural paintings by Ljaljević-Grbić Milica V., Stupar Miloš Č., Savković Željko D., Knežević Aleksandar Z., Dimkić Ivica Z., Kosel Janez J., Tavzes Črtomir M., Unković Nikola D.

“…The fungal community of biodeteriorated 17th century mural paintings within the nave and altar portion of the old Church of the Holy Ascension (Veliki Krčimir, Nišava District, Serbia) has been studied via an array of microscopic analyses in order to detect actively growing fungi and assess their potential damage to the painted layer and mortar. …”
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Byzantine Healing Amulets from Southwestern Crimea by Elzara A. Khairedinova

“…The article presents two unique items from the Southwestern Crimea – a bronze finger ring with an image of a lion-headed serpent Chnoubis, originating from a female burial of the first quarter of the 7 th century of the Gothic-Alanian burial ground near the village of Luchistoye, and a bronze medallion, which was found in the area of the village of Goncharnoye, with magic signs, formulas and an image of Chnoubis, which is tied to an altar, fighting a snake. Methods. According to some similar findings from the territory of the Eastern Roman Empire, the ring and the medallion are attributed to the group of Byzantine medical amulets. …”
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The Deposition of Czar Vasili Shuisky in the Light of New Data by Anna F. Litvina, Fjodor B. Uspenskij

“…The central figure of the paper is Czar Vasili IV of Russia (Vasili Ivanovich Shuisky): the first part of the paper focuses on the attribution of a valuable altar cross from the early 17th c., which has to do with the Christian binominality of this monarch, while the second part deals with the semiotics of the Czar’s deposition from the anthroponymic perspective. …”
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Srebra z ewangelickiego kościoła pw. św. Jerzego w Toruniu w świetle inwentarzy z lat 1580-1817 by Bartłomiej Łyczak

“…Throughout the modern period St George’s parish regularly acquired liturgical vessels and altar accessories made of tin, brass or silver, as well as ornamental paraments, founded by the parishioners. …”
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To the study of economic activities of the population of the Saka period in Central Kazakhstan (on the materials of traceological studies) by Beisenov A.Z., Gorashchuk I.V.

“…The remaining 15 items were identified as kitchen utensils; there was also one mortar for grinding paints and one small altar (‘credence’), which is very often found in the burials of this culture. …”
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Relationship between room characteristics and speech intelligibility in contemporary churches in Malaysia by Din, N.C., Lew, H.Y., Razak, A.S.A.

“…All room models generally achieved 'fair' STI values at the front position of the altar but the STI values drop into 'poor' when the distance exceeds over than 6.5 m. …”
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SEEKING REFUGE IN THE PAST. BERET’S FAMILY CHEST IN O.E. RØLVAAG’S GIANTS IN THE EARTH by Ioana-Andreea MUREȘAN

“…The family chest that she sees as her coffin in a moment of despair would become the altar for the ritual of communion held by a Norwegian Lutheran priest, a ritual which would bring comfort to her troubled soul. …”
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Interaction between youth and Samara diocese of the Russian orthodox church in 2001–2019 by V.N. Yakunin

“…The youth department of the Samara diocese carried out the following forms of activity in 2001–2019: liturgical (participation in divine services as singers, readers, altar servers; joint prayer, reading akathists; regular par-ticipation in church sacraments), didactic (study of Holy Scripture and Sacred Tradition, pri-marily the Liturgical Tradition of the Church; lectures and thematic reports by invited ex-perts), social (assistance to the disabled and elderly; fundraising, including intangible), volunteer (assistance during Orthodox events, participation in events, organization of parish holidays, assistance to the parish), leisure (pilgrimage trips, sporting events, watching films with commentary by a priest, visiting theaters, philharmonic societies, museums). …”

The Wrest circle: literary coteries and their influence on landscape design, 1740-1760 by Hubberstey, J

“…While visitors did come to see the gardens at Wrest, nobody beyond the inner circle could understand the full significance of the enigmatic altar and root-house. Critical attention has tended to focus on coteries as part of the public sphere, yet the Wrest circle problematises this understanding, not least since the coterie went to great lengths to make its literary works – and private references in the gardens at Wrest Park – inaccessible to outsiders. …”

The churches dedicated to Saint Bishop and Martyr Stanisław in Kraków, built in 20th century by Józef Szymon Wroński

“…Stanislaus, das vom Maler Piotr Moskal gemalt wurde. Der Altar steht auf einem einstufigem Podest. Stilistisch gehört die Kirche zur Moderne. 3. …”
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Marmora de la Casa de la Cañada Honda de Itálica (Santiponce, Sevilla) by María Luisa Loza Azuaga, Daniel Becerra Fernández, Esther Ontiveros Ortega, José Beltrán Fortes, Maite Velázquez Guerrero, Rafael Hidalgo Prieto

“…La mayor parte de estas rocas ornamentales debe proceder de un imponente espacio público, situado en las cercanías de la casa, el santuario de culto imperial, de grandes dimensiones, el Traianeum de Itálica, un complejo arquitectónico conformado por un gran templo y un altar, dentro de una plaza rodeada por un pórtico cerrado y hekatostylon, en el que se emplearon para su decoración una gran diversidad de tipos de marmora.…”
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Iz istorije rimskog rudarstva u Gornjoj Meziji by Slobodan Dušanić

“…Cet(ronius) M( ) seems to have been the dedicator of an acephalous altar found on Kosmaj, M. Ce[f]ron[ius---]anus com( ), JÖAI 13 (1910) Beibl. 224, no. 40 (= Inscr. …”
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„Кара Божья” и „Чудо Господнее” в рассказах об осквернении святынь в текстах современной украинской крестьянской традиции... by Юлия [IUliia] Буйских [Buĭskikh]

“…They could be divided in two main groups due to their plots: 1) the violation of a temple (church or chapel is turned into a grain, vegetables or techniques store, club-house, school; communist activists dance at the altar or defecate inside of the church); 2) the destroying or burning a temple itself. …”
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ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS IN THE VOLGA BULGARIA by D. I. Abdulganieva, V. A. Spiridonov, A. G. Sitdikov, A. I. Zholobov, I. R. Gazimzyanov, V. S. Baranov, Sh. F. Erdes, M. S. Protopopov, T. Yu. Afanasyeva, A. G. Garifullina

“…According to a historical source, it was the way of burying Christian hierarchs as pastors sitting on the altar and anticipating the great assize during which the destinies of human souls should be ruled. …”
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Zoroastrian Ethics by Shirzad Peik Herfeh

“…In ‘Zoroastrian theology, ontology, and metaphysics,’ the finite is not sacrificed on the altar of the infinite. The finite is made of the same stuff that constitutes the infinite and the infinite is the expansion of the finite; not quite different from or opposed to it. …”
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Une statue de togatus découverte dans l’agglomération antique de Briord (Ain) by Thomas Le Saint Quinio, Maria-Pia Darblade-Audoin

“…A cult of Mercury is attested to by the discovery of a bronze statuette, an altar (CIL XIII, 2461 ; ILAin 2005, 24) and a gift of a proscaenium to the god (CIL XIII, 2462 ; ILAin 2005, 25).The Roman road that crosses Briord measures eight metres in width and was used since the beginning of the 1st c. to the end of the 3rd c. …”
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The sanctuary of Zeus Krezimos in Metropolis in Ionia by Serdar Aybek, Boris Dreyer, Christina Sponsel

“…In these sacred caves located in Uyuzdere, 5 km outside the city, the Mother Goddess was worshiped until the advent of Christianity.During the excavation consequent upon the stylobate blocks discovered in 2015, in excavations at the sacred site of Zeus Krezimos, the discovery of an inscribed columns, a part of an altar and a sculpture base caused an excitement. …”
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A Comparative Study of Griffin Motif in Iran and Greece by BITA MESBAH, Sara Shadrokh

“…In Iran the griffins are the guardians of the winged disc, tree of life or the fire altar, and the viewers of the king’s religious party; beside the king in formal ceremony or alongside him in battles. …”
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