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The tintinnabulum is one of the three physical signs that indicate that a church is a lesser basilica. The other two signs are the umbraculum (conopaeum) and a display of the papal symbol. [2] In the Middle Ages it served the practical function of alerting the people of Rome to the approach of the Pope during papal processions. [citation needed]
In ancient Rome, a tintinnabulum (less often tintinnum) [1] was a wind chime or assemblage of bells. A tintinnabulum often took the form of a bronze ithyphallic figure or of a fascinum, a magico-religious phallus thought to ward off the evil eye and bring good fortune and prosperity. A tintinnabulum acted as a door amulet.
The umbraculum is one of the symbols bestowed by the pope when he elevates a church to the rank of a minor basilica; the other being the tintinnabulum or bell. [2] The umbraculum of a major basilica is made of cloth of gold and red velvet, while that of a minor basilica is made of yellow and red silk. The umbraculum is also represented behind ...
Ancient Romans used tintinnabulum as a way to protect against the “evil or jealous eye,” he said. A photo shows the partially excavated tintinnabulum, a “magical” phallus-shaped wind chime.
This page includes a list of biblical proper names that start with J in English transcription. Some of the names are given with a proposed etymological meaning. For further information on the names included on the list, the reader may consult the sources listed below in the References and External Links.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 17 November 2024. Penis-like object This article is about the roles of erect penises as symbols. For their physiology, see Erection. For the mushroom, see Phallus (fungus). For the phallus in embryology, see Primordial phallus. For the rock formation, see The Phallus. For another use of "Ithyphallic ...
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