An acolyte is an assistant or follower assisting the celebrant in a religious service or procession. In many Christian denominations, an acolyte is anyone performing ceremonial duties such as lighting altar candles. In others, the term is used for one who has been inducted into a particular liturgical ministry, even when not performing those duties.
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Città del Vaticano - Cupola della Basilica di S. Pietro
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An acolyte lighting a candle on the altar of Calvary Episcopal Church in Rochester, Minnesota, Unite...
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Emblem of the Papacy: Triple Tiara and Keys
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Christ Handing the Keys to St. Peter by Pietro Perugino (1481-82) Fresco, 335 x 550 cm Cappella Sist...
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The Acolyte
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Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Connell consecrates St Mary's new altar 'coram Populum'.
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