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==Liturgical history==
In late antiquity, the custom developed in the East of suspending a vessel in the form of a [[dove]] (Greek: ''peristerion'', Latin: ''peristerium'') over the altar, which was used as a repository for the Blessed Sacrament. This custom is mentioned by [[Gregory of Tours]] in his ''Life of [[Saint Basil]]'', and in several ancient French documents. The custom probably came to [[France]] from the East; it never seems to have existed in [[Italy]].<ref>{{Citation | last =Catholic History | contribution =Dove. Symbol of the Holy Ghost | date =March 1997 | title =The Seraph | volume =XVII No. 7 | url = http://friarsminor.org/xvii7-2.html | access-date = 2007-08-01}}</ref>  Examples of this practice may still be found in use today; for instance, in the [[Cathedral of the Dormition]] in [[Moscow]].