Baptismal Shell

Baptismal Shell
   A scallop shell, either real or made of precious metal, used by the Priest for pouring the water on the head of the candidate in Holy Baptism.

American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia. — New York, Thomas Whittaker. . 1901.

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