#tabernacle

• Tabernacle — A small box or tabernacle made of precious metal (silver or gold), permanently placed upon the Holy Table inside the altar, in which the Holy Communion (consecrated bread and wine) reserved for the sick or emergencies is kept; a liturgical tabernacle. In Orthodox church architecture and ritual, this object possesses maximum sacred value.
• Artophorion — A direct scholarly designation from Greek for the tabernacle or sacred box in which the Holy Communion is reserved upon the Holy Table inside the altar; a terminological variant for artofor. In Byzantine and church history studies, the term defines metal structures or architectural miniatures designed to house the Holy Sacrament.
• Artophorion — A phonetically adapted form in the Romanian language for the term 'artoforion', designating the tabernacle placed upon the Holy Table inside the altar for reserving the Holy Communion; a precious metal liturgical box. In old monastery inventories, the word recorded the presence of the sacred chest used for emergencies regarding the sick.