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Altar
The Altar of God, the central reason for
the Cathedral's existence stands five steps above the floor so that the sacred
liturgy can be seen and heard from all corners of the Cathedral. It is
made of white bottichino marble, quarried in Italy. The Mensa, or table top is a single
block weighing a ton and a half resting on four sturdy columns, also of marble,
that extend to the terrazzo platform.
A fifth column, directly below the
central portion of the holy table, holds the Cathedral's four relics,
those of St. Agnes, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, St. John Neumann and St. Frances
Xavier Cabrini, in a lighted transparent container.
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