The Pontificale Romanum contained a rite for blessing at the same time several of these altar stones.
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A low altar stone may be seen against the eastern wall, and stone seats line the walls.
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The image that presides over the altar stone is the fifteenth century and was made by Andreu Pi.
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A Roman altar stone, taken from the 17th century church is built inside the porch of the present church.
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The recumbent altar stone is wide, high and deep, it has been estimated to weigh over ten tonnes.
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An appropriate monument-in the form of a huge altar stone-recording the catastrophe by which they perished was erected.
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Legends have passed by word of mouth that the bones of a woman were found under the altar stone during an excavation.
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The Altar stone is also housed in a pillared structure, the Balikkal mandapam in front of the agrasala ( valiyambalam ).
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The granite altar stone is 5 10 long, 2 7 wide and stands 2 10 above the floor.
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Modern-day archaeologists have found several ceremonial stone constructions here which appear to represent sacrificial altar stones, slate hollows or cavities.
