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- noun Plural form of
monstrance .
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Examples
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Once again, from L'Art d'Eglise, we see some examples of metalwork in the context of both a chalice, as well as two monstrances.
Continuity, Beauty and Dignity within the Liturgical Arts and their Development 2009
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People can see there liturgical vestments, monstrances, chalices and other things that had been deposited before.
The Cathedral of Ss. Peter and Paul, Brünn, Czech Republic 2009
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Consider the conquistadors of Christian Spain erecting polychrome crucifixes and santos over the ruins of Teotihuacan and Cuzcuo, while holding ornamented monstrances of pristine silverwork over the corpses and captives of preColumbia.
G. Roger Denson: China Takes Top Spot in Art Auction Sales Away From the US & UK -- What It Means for Global Culture G. Roger Denson 2011
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Consider the conquistadors of Christian Spain erecting polychrome crucifixes and santos over the ruins of Teotihuacan and Cuzcuo, while holding ornamented monstrances of pristine silverwork over the corpses and captives of preColumbia.
G. Roger Denson: China Takes Top Spot in Art Auction Sales Away From the US & UK -- What It Means for Global Culture G. Roger Denson 2011
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Various monstrances and cruets (note the As and Vs for aqua and vinum) from the Cathedral treasure:
Catholic Bamberg: The Vestments of Pope Clement II and Other Treasures from the Diocesan Museum 2009
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The eclectic range includes Old Master and 20th-century paintings, bronze and porcelain sculpture, 18th- to 19th-century European furniture, antique Spanish and Italian textiles, blue-and-white Chinese porcelain, antique reliquaries and monstrances, and even 20th-century Louis Vuitton suitcases.
Pinto Coelho's Daring Style Margaret Studer 2011
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Of course some of the objects are of little distinction -- this is not a show of massed masterpieces, but an exhibition constructed around an argument about how the Catholic Church as well as secular rulers extended and consolidated their autocratic powers, from the architecture of entire squares in capital cities to gem-studded reliquaries and (communion-wafer-holding) monstrances.
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When pushed, he was vehement; and Mr. Grandison could not be over-solicitous to keep up a friendship with a young man who was under the dominion of his dissolute companions; and who would not allow of re — monstrances, in cases that concerned his morals.
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Silver chalices, gold monstrances, rings claiming kinship with ancient bishops and saints, a chunk of everything vaguely religious was included.
The Great California Game Gash, Jonathan 1991
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The oaken church treasure chest containing eight silver Holy Virgins, some of them from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, a Gothic incense bowl, Gothic Renaissance monstrances of silver, highly artistic and valuable ciboriums of the eighteenth century, also chandeliers, candlesticks, swinging lamps, and other church regalia have been stored in the City Hall.
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