File: An acolyte serving at the altar in a historical Catholic illustration

An acolyte serving at the altar in a historical Catholic illustration

Summary

Description
1. A sacramental. The fourth minor Order ranking next to a subdeacon which gives a man the privilege of assisting the priest at Mass and other public church services. 2. One who assists the priest at Mass and other church services. An altar boy. Also called a Server.
Source file
Catholic Picture Dictionary (Pfeiffer) - Acolyte.jpg
Creator
R. and K. Wood
Credit
The Catholic Picture Dictionary, 1948, Garden City Books, by Harold A. Pfeiffer
Date
1948

Licensing

License
Public domain (pd)
Rights status
Public domain
Attribution required
No

File details

Dimensions
560 × 750 pixels
Source record retrieved
2026-08-29