The heart of the Liturgy is the Altar, where they are placed the elements essential for the Liturgy and the candle holders necessary for the lighting.

Each age has seen a change in the culture and style of the religious ornaments, with the peak being reached during the Baroque period when the ornaments were richly shaped and decorated, aiming at a sumptuousness that should have led to devotion. Everything was meant to create a spectacularization of the miracle play.