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An altar cruet or mass cruet is a small jug used in
An altar cruet or mass cruet is a small jug used in mass
Mass is an intrinsic property of a body. It was traditionally believed to be related to the quantity of matter in a physical body, until the discovery of the atom and particle physics. It was found that different atoms and different element ...
to carry the water or wine that are used in the consecration. The current cruets have replaced the old amphoras
An amphora (; grc, wikt:ἀμφορεύς, ἀμφορεύς, ''amphoreús''; English plural: amphorae or amphoras) is a type of container with a pointed bottom and characteristic shape and size which fit tightly (and therefore safely) again ...
that, with the name of hama or amula, were used to receive and carry the chalices of the wine that the faithful offered at Mass. Often they were richly decorated metal jugs. Others were made of glass or clay. The reduced form of the present cruets dates, at least, from the 12th century.
Christian folklore
Eucharistic objects
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