Monstrance
- Inventory number:
- Мт-278
- Author:
- Unknown
- Creation Date:
- early 20th century
- Provenance:
- Povergiv village, Lviv region
- Technique:
- stamping, casting, gilding
- Size:
- 71 x 34 cm
- Material:
- brass
- Type of object:
- Monstrance
- Subject:
- Christianity
Monstrance is a type of vessel in the Catholic Church. Intended for adoration, extra-liturgical veneration of the Holy Gifts (hosts or prosphora) consecrated during the Eucharist (sacrament of communion).
