Qu'est-ce (qui) est Yablochkov candle - définition
Yablochkov candle
![Yablochkov candle without bulb. Illustration from ''[[La Nature]]'' (1877).](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bougie électrique de Jablochkoff.jpg?width=200 "Yablochkov candle without bulb. Illustration from ''[[La Nature]]'' (1877).")
![Yablochkov candles illuminating [[Avenue de l'Opéra]] in [[Paris]] under the [[Exposition Universelle (1878)]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Yablochkov candles illuminating Avenue de l'Opera ca1878.jpg?width=200 "Yablochkov candles illuminating [[Avenue de l'Opéra]] in [[Paris]] under the [[Exposition Universelle (1878)]].")
![Place du Château d'Eau]] in Paris, c. 1880](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Yablochkov candles illuminating Music hall on la Place du Chateau d'eau ca 1880.jpg?width=200 "Place du Château d'Eau]] in Paris, c. 1880")
![Yablochkov candles installed at [[Victoria Embankment]] in [[London]], December 1878](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jablochkoff Candles on the Victoria Embankment, December 1878.jpg?width=200 "Yablochkov candles installed at [[Victoria Embankment]] in [[London]], December 1878")
TYPE OF ELECTRIC CARBON ARC LAMP
Electric candle
A Yablochkov candle (sometimes electric candle) is a type of electric carbon arc lamp, invented in 1876 by the Russian electrical engineer Pavel Yablochkov.
Paschal candle
![[[Brazier]] used for kindling the "New Fire"](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/NewFireBrazier.JPG?width=200 "[[Brazier]] used for kindling the \"New Fire\"")
![Some Paschal candles in the [[Netherlands]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Paschal2008.jpg?width=200 "Some Paschal candles in the [[Netherlands]]")
![The Paschal candle. Note that the year it was used was 2005 ([[St. Olav's Cathedral, Oslo]]).](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Paschal candle01.JPG?width=200 "The Paschal candle. Note that the year it was used was 2005 ([[St. Olav's Cathedral, Oslo]]).")
CANDLE USED IN LITURGIES OF WESTERN CHURCHES DURING THE EASTER SEASON
Easter candle; Paschal Candle; Easter Candle
A Paschal candle is a large, white candle used in liturgies in Western Christianity (viz., the Roman Catholic Church, the Lutheran Churches, the Anglican Communion, and the Methodist Churches, among others).
Votive candle
![Votive candle holder stands before an icon of Christ in a [[Church of Sweden]] parish church in Skellefteå, Sweden.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ljusbärare Skellefteå Landskyrka.jpg?width=200 "Votive candle holder stands before an icon of Christ in a [[Church of Sweden]] parish church in Skellefteå, Sweden.")
![Votive candles on sale for [[Halloween]] in a [[Midwestern]] [[department store]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Votive Candles in the Halloween section of Walmart.jpg?width=200 "Votive candles on sale for [[Halloween]] in a [[Midwestern]] [[department store]]")
![American]] state of [[Texas]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Votive candles at a roadside grotto in north Texas.jpg?width=200 "American]] state of [[Texas]]")
![Votive candles on a Christian [[home altar]] surrounding a [[crucifix]] in crystal](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Otivecandle.jpg?width=200 "Votive candles on a Christian [[home altar]] surrounding a [[crucifix]] in crystal")
![[[Madonna and Child]] with a votive candle rack and [[prie-dieu]] in a Methodist church](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Madonna of the Child with votive candle rack and kneeler (United Methodist Church of the Saviour).jpg?width=200 "[[Madonna and Child]] with a votive candle rack and [[prie-dieu]] in a Methodist church")
![Portuguese]] votive candles in the shape of afflicted body parts](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Portuguese votive candles.JPG?width=200 "Portuguese]] votive candles in the shape of afflicted body parts")
![A child lighting a votive candle at the Catholic Christian [[Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula]] in [[Brussels]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Kind en Kaars.jpg?width=200 "A child lighting a votive candle at the Catholic Christian [[Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula]] in [[Brussels]]")
![Votive candles at the [[Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Votive candles.jpg?width=200 "Votive candles at the [[Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis]]")
![Saint]] in [[Folk Catholicism]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Santa Muerte Votives.jpg?width=200 "Saint]] in [[Folk Catholicism]].")
TYPE OF VOTIVE OFFERING IN CHRISTIANITY
Fragrant candle; Saint candle; Prayer candle; Prayer Candles; Votive Candles; Votive candles
A votive candle or prayer candle is a small candle, typically white or beeswax yellow, intended to be burnt as a votive offering in an act of Christian prayer, especially within the Anglican, Lutheran, and Roman Catholic Christian denominations, among others. In Christianity, votive candles are commonplace in many churches, as well as home altars, and symbolize the "prayers the worshipper is offering for him or herself, or for other people.
