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McClintock and Strong’s Cyclopaedia · 1867–1887

Altar of the Rood

Altar of the Rood, that altar which, in England, anciently stood westward of the rood-screen in large churches, and at which ordinarily the parish mass was sung.

Cyclopaedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature, John McClintock and James Strong (New York: Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887). Public domain. Text from SwordSearcher’s module, as published by biblicalcyclopedia.com. Changed for Deep Dive Bible: titles misread in our source corrected from the Internet Archive’s scans of the printed volumes; paragraphs our source broke mid-sentence joined.