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high altar

main altar of a roman catholic church
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high altar

Summary

high altar is a church element[1]. It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • high altar's instance of is recorded as church element[3].
  • The location of high altar was chancel[4].
  • high altar is a type of altar of Catholic church[5].
  • high altar's Commons category is recorded as High altars[6].

Body

Designation and Status

high altar's instance of is recorded as church element[3].

Why It Matters

high altar is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/33786|batch #33786]]: Remove redundant described by source (P1343) - ID P14483 is present."
  2. 5d ago · XeNivalys · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxford reference overview id → 20110803095935742
    Instance of → church element
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14483]]: a/altar-mayor, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779859433286"
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