- A
votive offering or
votive deposit is one or more
objects displa**** or deposited,
without the
intention of
recovery or use, in a
sacred place for religious...
- A
votive candle or
prayer candle is a
small candle,
typically white or
beeswax yellow,
intended to be
burnt as a
votive offering in an act of Christian...
-
religious folk
charms that are
traditionally used for
healing purposes and as
votive offerings in Mexico, the
southern United States,
other areas of
Latin America...
- The
Heliodorus pillar is a
stone column that was
erected around 113 BCE in
central India in
Besnagar (near Vidisha,
Madhya Pradesh). The
pillar was called...
- An ex-voto is a
votive offering to a
saint or a divinity,
given in
fulfillment of a vow (hence the
Latin term,
short for ex voto suscepto, "from the vow...
- A
votive ship,
sometimes called a
church ship, is a ship
model displa**** in a church. As a rule,
votive ships are
constructed and
given as
gifts to the...
- was
esteemed the
defender and
protector of his people:
these were
called votive bucklers, and were hung at altars, etc.
Adarga Lantern shield Rodeleros...
-
Tsatsa (also tsa-tsa, tsha-tsha) is a
small sculptural votive offering used in
Tibetan Buddhism. They are
normally small plaques with
decoration in relief...
- A
votive column (also
votive pillar) is the
combination of a
column (pillar) and a
votive image. The
presence of
columns supporting votive sculptures in...
- in temples,
shrines and churches, and cult images,
including votive offerings at
votive sites.
Cicero defined religio as
cultus deorum, "the cultivation...