ampullae niche
ampullae niche.
1. Niche in a church to hold the vessels containing consecrated oil, holy water, etc., so associated with the credencetable and often with the piscina.
2. By association, a recess or space in which the font stands, so a baptistery.
1. Niche in a church to hold the vessels containing consecrated oil, holy water, etc., so associated with the credencetable and often with the piscina.
2. By association, a recess or space in which the font stands, so a baptistery.
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