Dec 192010
Also known as
- communion rail
Article
A rail separating the sanctuary from the body of the church. It is of carved wood, metal, marble, or other precious material, about two and a half feet high.
MLA Citation
- “altar rail”. New Catholic Dictionary. Saints.SQPN.com. 19 December 2010. Web. 25 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/altar-rail/>