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Paten
A
paten
, or
diskos
, is a small plate, usually made of silver or gold, used to hold
Eucharistic
bread
which is to be
consecrated
. It is generally used during the service itself, while the
reserved sacrament
are stored in the
tabernacle
in a
ciborium
.
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