Editing Flagon (section)

==Christian use==
[[File:Flagon.jpg|thumb|[[Hardman & Co.]] communion flagon from the mid-19th century]]
As a [[Roman Catholic]] term of use, the flagon is the large vessel, usually glass and metal, that holds the wine. Before March 2002, a flagon may have also been used to hold the wine during the consecration of the [[Eucharist]] and then be poured into many chalices. This pouring of sacramental wine from flagon to chalice was eliminated. A smaller container called a [[cruet]] is used for the priest's chalice, usually identical to the cruet of water, which is mingled with the wine before consecration. The cruets do not remain on the altar after the preparation of the gifts.{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}}

In the [[Anglican]] Church, the flagon is the vessel that contains the wine to be consecrated. If more than one chalice is used during the administration of Communion, the flagon (or an additional [[cruet]] filled with wine and water) is placed on the altar at the Offertory, and other chalices are brought to the altar after the Breaking of the Bread. There should be only one chalice on the altar during the Great Thanksgiving.{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}}