Editing Oil lamp (section)

===Christianity===<!-- [[Lampada]] redirects here -->
[[File:Saint Mercurius, bishop of Smolensk.jpg|thumb|Oil lamp burning before the [[icon]] of St. Mercurius of Smolensk, [[Kyiv Pechersk Lavra]], [[Ukraine]]]]

There are several references to oil lamps in the [[New Testament]]. In the [[Eastern Orthodox Church]], [[Roman Catholic Church]], and [[Eastern Catholic Churches]] oil lamps ({{langx|el|kandili}}, {{langx|cu|lampada}}) are still used both on the [[Holy Table]] (altar) and to illuminate [[icon]]s on the [[iconostasis]] and around the [[temple]] (church building). Orthodox Christians will also use oil lamps in their homes to illuminate their [[icon corner]]. Traditionally, the [[sanctuary lamp]] in an Orthodox church is an oil lamp. It is lit by the [[bishop]] when the church is [[consecrated]], and ideally it should burn perpetually thereafter. The oil burned in all of these lamps is traditionally [[olive oil]]. Oil lamps are also referenced as a symbol throughout the New Testament, including in the [[Parable of the Ten Virgins]].