PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to Historical Artifacts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoByzantine chalices and religious objects, Syria, 6th-7th century ADlemmy.worldimagemessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up119arrow-down10
arrow-up119arrow-down1imageByzantine chalices and religious objects, Syria, 6th-7th century ADlemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to Historical Artifacts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squareTaniwha420@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoHmm … Makes some sense. I’d wondered about flies. That’s what I was taught the pall (placard that goes over the chalice in the western rites) was for, to keep bird shit and flies out of the chalice while the prayers were being said.
Hmm … Makes some sense. I’d wondered about flies. That’s what I was taught the pall (placard that goes over the chalice in the western rites) was for, to keep bird shit and flies out of the chalice while the prayers were being said.