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NOTICES OF ANCIENT ORNAMENTS, VESSELS,
AND APPLIANCES OF SACRED USE.


THE CHALICE.

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GOLDEN CHALICE FORMERLY BELONGING TO RHEIMS CATHEDRAL.

Amongst the numerous sacred vessels and objects connected with the rites and ceremonies of the Christian Church, those which were appropriated to the most solemn of religious ordinances, the consecration of the Holy Eucharist, must be regarded with special and reverential interest. They may