incense bearer

The tiny king and queen sat among them, incense bearers nearby.

Incense bearers received them and set them out before the holy images.

But her incense bearer, in a pink-and-gold sari, had an unexpected poignancy.

Slowly the clergy approached them, led by a thurifer, incense bearer, servers with candles, and then a processional cross and the choir.

In the dramatic opening procession, punctuated by incense bearers and bishops in their distinctive hats, Ms. Glover was flanked by three women and one man from her ordination class.

In 1265 Richard of Gravesend, Bishop of Lincoln decreed that there should be twelve boys, two of whom were incense bearers, living in one house under a master who appropriated certain revenues for their support.

The main altarpiece was painted by Girolamo Bedoli, and depicts the Madonna and child granting St Giustina the palm of martyrdom, while Saint Benedict grants St Alexander a incense bearer.