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What (who) is monstrance - definition
![The Blessed Sacrament in a monstrance carried in a procession by a priest wearing a [[humeral veil]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/HoldingMonstrance.jpg?width=200 "The Blessed Sacrament in a monstrance carried in a procession by a priest wearing a [[humeral veil]]")
![Monstrance given to the Monastery of Alcobaça by Dom João Dornelas in 1412, with some later additions during the baroque period, [[National Museum of Ancient Art]], [[Portugal]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Silver gilt monstrance given to the Monastery of Alcobaça by Dom João Dornelas in 1412.jpg?width=200 "Monstrance given to the Monastery of Alcobaça by Dom João Dornelas in 1412, with some later additions during the baroque period, [[National Museum of Ancient Art]], [[Portugal]].")
![The large Patriarchal Monstrance was a gift from king D. João V to the Patriarchal Cathedral of Lisbon, and is made of solid gold, diamonds, rubies, sapphires and emeralds. It was commissioned in 1748, [[Lisbon Cathedral]] Museum, [[Portugal]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Patriarchal Cathedral of Lisbon - Patriarcal Monstrance, mid 18th century.jpg?width=200 "The large Patriarchal Monstrance was a gift from king D. João V to the Patriarchal Cathedral of Lisbon, and is made of solid gold, diamonds, rubies, sapphires and emeralds. It was commissioned in 1748, [[Lisbon Cathedral]] Museum, [[Portugal]].")
![Gold and enamel monstrance made in 1506 by Gil Vicente, and offered by king Dom [[Manuel I of Portugal]] to the [[Jerónimos Monastery]]. Nowadays in the [[National Museum of Ancient Art]], [[Portugal]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Imagem169 Gil Vicente, Custódia de Belém.jpg?width=200 "Gold and enamel monstrance made in 1506 by Gil Vicente, and offered by king Dom [[Manuel I of Portugal]] to the [[Jerónimos Monastery]]. Nowadays in the [[National Museum of Ancient Art]], [[Portugal]].")
![Loreta]] ([[Prague]]).](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Prague Sun 01(js).jpg?width=200 "Loreta]] ([[Prague]]).")
![Corpus Christi]] Church in [[Poznań]], [[Poland]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Monstrancja Jagiełły.JPG?width=200 "Corpus Christi]] Church in [[Poznań]], [[Poland]].")
![Late 18th to early 19th century 1,30 metres monstrance [[Asilo de Inválidos Militares de Runa]], [[Portugal]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/19th century Monstrance once belonging to Infanta Benedita of Portugal, Centro de Apoio Social de Runa, Portugal.jpg?width=200 "Late 18th to early 19th century 1,30 metres monstrance [[Asilo de Inválidos Militares de Runa]], [[Portugal]].")
![Monument with a Monstrance in [[Rybnik]], Poland in front of the Church of St. Laurence.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Figuraz monstrancją przy kościele św. Wawrzyńca p.jpg?width=200 "Monument with a Monstrance in [[Rybnik]], Poland in front of the Church of St. Laurence.")
![[[Bemposta Monstrance]]; 18th-century silver gilt diamonds, emeralds, rubies, etc. [[National Museum of Ancient Art]], [[Portugal]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mostrance - Portugal - 18th century.JPG?width=200 "[[Bemposta Monstrance]]; 18th-century silver gilt diamonds, emeralds, rubies, etc. [[National Museum of Ancient Art]], [[Portugal]].")
![Monstrance of [[silver-gilt]] Ca. 1517 [[Cathedral of Toledo]]. [[Spain]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Toledo monstrance.jpg?width=200 "Monstrance of [[silver-gilt]] Ca. 1517 [[Cathedral of Toledo]]. [[Spain]].")
![18th century Portuguese silver gilt and gems, [[National Museum of Ancient Art]], [[Portugal]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Museu Nacional Arte Antiga - Custódia, ca. 1750-75.jpg?width=200 "18th century Portuguese silver gilt and gems, [[National Museum of Ancient Art]], [[Portugal]].")
![Fixed monstrance in the [[Old Catholic]] church in [[Oudewater]], the [[Netherlands]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Oudkatholieke Kerk Oudewater Monstrans.JPG?width=200 "Fixed monstrance in the [[Old Catholic]] church in [[Oudewater]], the [[Netherlands]].")
![Polish [[Rococo]] monstrances.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Museum of Archdiocese in Gniezno - monstrancja 06.JPG?width=200 "Polish [[Rococo]] monstrances.")
![Monstrance from the museum of the [[Melk Abbey]], [[Austria]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Melk28.jpg?width=200 "Monstrance from the museum of the [[Melk Abbey]], [[Austria]].")
![Monstrance from the museum in [[Pelplin]], Poland.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Muzeum Pelplin 1.jpg?width=200 "Monstrance from the museum in [[Pelplin]], Poland.")
![Monstrance as part of the [[Easter]] "Tomb of the Lord" scene in [[St. Kazimierz Church]], [[Warsaw]], Poland.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/PL Wwa, Wielkanoc - groby, kosc Kazimierza, rynek Nowe Miasto, 2023.04.08, fot Ivonna Nowicka (4) corr.jpg?width=200 "Monstrance as part of the [[Easter]] \"Tomb of the Lord\" scene in [[St. Kazimierz Church]], [[Warsaw]], Poland.")
![church]] in Warsaw, Poland.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/PL Wwa, Wielkanoc - groby, kosc paulinow, Nowe Miasto, 2023.04.08, fot Ivonna Nowicka (3)corr.jpg?width=200 "church]] in Warsaw, Poland.")
![[[Reliquary]] monstrance. Cathedral Treasury, [[Cologne, Germany]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Koeln monstranz im Domschatz.jpg?width=200 "[[Reliquary]] monstrance. Cathedral Treasury, [[Cologne, Germany]].")
![Pampanga}}, [[Philippines]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Relic of Saint Rita de Cascia at the Minalin Church, Pampanga.jpg?width=200 "Pampanga}}, [[Philippines]].")
![Pampanga}}, [[Philippines]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Relic of Saint Augustine at the Minalin Church, Pampanga.jpg?width=200 "Pampanga}}, [[Philippines]].")
![Talavera, Nueva Ecija}}, [[Philippines]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/TalaveraChurchjf9795 07.JPG?width=200 "Talavera, Nueva Ecija}}, [[Philippines]].")
![[[Reliquary]] monstrance, True Cross, [[Toulouse]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Église Saint-Jérôme de Toulouse - ostensoir reliquaire de la Vraie Croix.jpg?width=200 "[[Reliquary]] monstrance, True Cross, [[Toulouse]]")
Wikipedia
A monstrance, also known as an ostensorium (or an ostensory), is a vessel used in Roman Catholic, Old Catholic, High Church Lutheran and Anglican churches for the display on an altar of some object of piety, such as the consecrated Eucharistic host during Eucharistic adoration or Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. It is also used as reliquary for the public display of relics of some saints. The word monstrance comes from the Latin word monstrare, while the word ostensorium came from the Latin word ostendere. Both terms, meaning "to show", are used for vessels intended for the exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, but ostensorium has only this meaning.
