Altar stone
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This article is about an object in Roman Catholic practice. For the object related to Stonehenge, see Altar stone (Stonehenge).
An altar stone is a piece of natural stone containing relics in a cavity and intended to serve as the essential part of an altar for the celebration of Mass in the Catholic Church. Consecration by a bishop of the same rite was required.[1] In the Byzantine Rite, the antimension, blessed and signed by the bishop, serves a similar function.
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