Host boxes and pyxes, undated
Scope and Contents
Objects used during the celebration of Mass, including containers for Communion bread and wine, symbolic altar adornments, and bells.
Cloth altar dressings are found in series XI: Textiles.
Dates
- Creation: undated
Creator
- From the Collection: Leonard, William J. (1908-2000) (Compiler, Person)
Language of Materials
This collection is mostly in English, with some materials in French, German, Italian, Latin, Lithuanian, Polish, Slovenian, and Spanish.
Access Note
Collection is open for research.
Definition and use
A host box or pyx is a portable container used to transport the Host, most often outside of the church to invalid persons for Communion. The box is usually made of gold or silver.
Source:
Thurston, Herbert. "Pyx." In The Catholic Encyclopedia. Robert Appleton Company, 1911. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12588a.htm.
Full Extent
2 Items
Full Extent
2.25 Linear Feet (2 containers)
Repository Details
Part of the John J. Burns Library Repository
John J. Burns Library
Boston College
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