An ornament, having the shape of the ends of a stole, which in the Middle Ages was attached to the front of the altar.
APA citation. (1907). Altar Stole. In The Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01357a.htm
MLA citation. "Altar Stole." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 1. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1907. <http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01357a.htm>.
Transcription. This article was transcribed for New Advent by Michael C. Tinkler.
Ecclesiastical approbation. Nihil Obstat. March 1, 1907. Remy Lafort, S.T.D., Censor. Imprimatur. +John Cardinal Farley, Archbishop of New York.
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