Piscina
A piscina is a shallow basin placed near the
History
The piscina is a
They were originally named for the baptismal font.[3] Piscinae seem at first to have been mere cups or small basins, supported on perforated stems, placed close to the wall, and afterwards to have been recessed therein and covered with niche heads, which often contained shelves to serve as ambries. They were rare in England until the 13th century, after which there is scarcely an altar without one. They frequently take the form of a double niche, with a shaft between the arched heads, which are often filled with elaborate tracery.[2] If there is no drain, a niche for washing is a lavabo, though the usage of the two terms is confusing.
Usage
The purpose of the piscina or sacrarium is to dispose of water used sacramentally, by returning these particles directly to the earth. For this reason, it is connected by a pipe directly to the ground; otherwise presumably, a basin was used. At times the piscina has been used for disposal of other items, such as old baptismal water, holy oils, and leftover ashes from Ash Wednesday.
In the Catholic Church, pouring the consecrated wine, the Blood of Christ, or the Host down a sacrarium is forbidden.
Eastern Christianity
In the
In some ancient churches, the thalassidion was placed under the
References
- ^ a b "Altar Guild Instructions" (PDF). First Lutheran Church. 23 February 2022. pp. 9–10. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
The covered sink, known as the piscina or sacrarium, drains directly to the earth.
- ^ a b Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 21 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 651.
- ^ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. .
- ^ a b Redemptionis Sacramentum, 107.
- ^ "When a Host Isn't Swallowed". Archived from the original on 2013-03-27. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
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- ^ Robinson 1971.
- Anon. (n.d.). "Redemptionis Sacramentum : Instruction on certain matters to be observed or to be avoided regarding the Most Holy Eucharist". vatican.va. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- Herranz, Iulianus; Bertagna, Bruno (1999). "Responsio ad propositum dubium". Pontificium Consilium de Legum Textibus Interpretandis (in Latin). Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- Robinson, Nalbro' Frazier (1971). Monasticism in the Orthodox Churches. AMS Press. ISBN 978-0-404-05375-8.