High Altar of the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart

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dc.creatorBeards, Daniel E.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-31T13:47:26Z
dc.date.available2024-07-31T13:47:26Z
dc.date.issued2016-11-03
dc.descriptionThe centerpiece of the Cathedral is this beautiful altar hand carved from Italian Pietra Santa Marble. The Latin inscription on the altar "Qui manducat hunc panem vivat in aeternum" means, "He who eats this bread will live forever." It is drawn from John's Gospel, 6:51. Chapter 6 of John's Gospel is known as the "Bread of Life Discourse," and is an important text regarding Catholic belief in the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist. The Eucharist is confected upon this altar. The emblem on the front of the altar contains the letters IHS; it is contraction derived from the Greek word ?????? - Jesus. To either side of this monogram we see the Greek letters Alpha and Omega - the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet. This references Christ's self-identification in the Book of Revelation (the last book of the Bible): "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End."
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dc.subjectHigh Altar in Sacred Heart Cathedral
dc.subjectBasilica Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
dc.subjectBasilica
dc.subjectCathedral
dc.subjectCatholic Church
dc.subjectCatholic Cathedral
dc.subjectCatholic Basilica
dc.subjectSacred Heart Cathedral
dc.subjectGothic Architecture
dc.subjectGothic Style Church
dc.subjectFrench Gothic Architecture
dc.subjectArchdiocese of Newark
dc.subjectCatholic Archdiocese
dc.subjectDiocese
dc.subjectNewark
dc.subjectEssex County
dc.subjectNew Jersey
dc.subjectNJ
dc.subjectJersey
dc.subjectThe Garden State
dc.titleHigh Altar of the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart

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