Privileged Altar
A Privileged Altar (Latin: Altare Privilegiatum) is an altar in a Roman Catholic church where a plenary indulgence can be gained for a soul in purgatory whenever Mass is celebrated there.[1]
Two examples are the Vallarpadam Church, Kerala[2] and St Thomas of Canterbury Church, Canterbury.
The term 'Privileged Altar' is used in the 1917 Code of Canon Law.[3] The plenary indulgence is attached usually by the celebration of a Requiem Mass and benefits a soul in purgatory when Mass is offered for that intention at the Privileged Altar.[3]
The grants of privileged altars were suppressed[4] by Norm 20 of Pope Paul VI's Apostolic Constitution 'Indulgentiarum Doctrina'.
References
- ↑ Privileged Altar, Catholic Encyclopedia
- ↑ "History - Vallarpadathamma". Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- 1 2 "Privileged Altar". Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ↑ "EWTN.com - Privileged Altars". Retrieved 21 February 2017.
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