Important Altar Stone In Gray Marble And Its Relic – 19th Century

It is delicate to assign a precise date to our altar stone. Imposing in its dimensions, it has its tomb in which a relic has been inserted. The altar stone is undoubtedly the most sacred element in a church. Meeting point between the terrestrial and celestial world, it is here that the Divine operates. To be consecrated, a relic was necessarily sealed there. Our altar stone still has its relic inserted in the side of this stone. There we find the 5 classic crosses which represent the five wounds of Christ.
These consecration crosses are usually twelve in number at the consecration of a church, like the number of the apostles, and five of these crosses are traditionally engraved on the altar stone.
Last signature, the 33 cm length can only unconsciously remind us of the crucifixion, of which the Altar stone reminds us of the Sacrifice of Christ. In numerology the number 33 is a sacred number representing the Divine Truth.... Syncretism or will, everyone will see the answer they want. Dimensions of 33.5 cm by 33.5 cm - Thickness 7 cm Good condition