Tabernacle
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Vito Trentacapelli
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Tabernacle , Ciborium , Reliquary , Tempietto , Consecrated Host
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In the sanctuary of Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini in Rome is a tabernacle, in the form of a small temple, of polychrome marble, lapis lazuli, and onyx. It is by Vito Trentacapelli and dated to 1629–1630. For both the tabernacle and altar, pieces of leftover marble from the construction of the Vatican palace were used.
At the base of the tabernacle is a small, gilded door where the consecrated host is kept.
The tabernacle in a church is a sacred container, typically placed on or near the altar, that houses the consecrated Eucharist (the wine and wafer that become the blood and body of Christ during the mass according to believers). According to believers, Christ is physically present in the Eucharist, and the tabernacle’s prominent placement emphasizes and celebrates this presence.
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Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini, Rome
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Maria Barbara Guerrieri Borsoi Francesco Petrucci, “Il Santuario nel Seicento,” in Il Santuario della Madonna di Galloro in Ariccia (Roma: Gangemi Editore, 2012), 14; “Eglise des frères Capucins: Immaculée Conception de la Bienheureuse Vierge Marie,” (Roma: Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini).