ALTAR-STOLE.—An ornament, having the shape of the ends of a stole, which in the Middle Ages was attached to the front of the altar.
The Catholic Encyclopedia
Altar Stole
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Charles G. Herbermann and others (editors)
Transcribed from a dated scan; artifacts may remain. Edition notes
Trans. None. Written in English by the contributors whose signatures close each article., The Catholic Encyclopedia, An International Work of Reference on the Constitution, Doctrine, Discipline, and History of the Catholic Church, in fifteen volumes, 1907. Public domain.