lararium

Even little details of daily life -- a wooden toy doll from childhood, a lararium (household shrine) with its effigies of family ancestors, a phallic amulet worn as protection against evil -- are based on Roman artifacts.

Love Among the Ruins 2003

Christ Himself, and the Emperor Alexander Severus [A.D. 222-235] placed the figure of Christ in his lararium alongside of those of Abraham,

New Ideas in India During the Nineteenth Century A Study of Social, Political, and Religious Developments John Morrison

A tolerant Roman, like Alexander Severus, set statues of Apollonius, Christ, Abraham, Orpheus, "and others of that sort," in his lararium; and many today are inclined to make a similar religious combination.

Some Christian Convictions A Practical Restatement in Terms of Present-Day Thinking Henry Sloane Coffin 1915

Sometimes incense might be added, and later a libation of wine: when images had become common, the little statuettes of Lares and Penates would be fetched from the shrine (_lararium_) and placed upon the table in token of their presence at the meal.

The Religion of Ancient Rome Cyril Bailey 1914

He placed in his private oratory (lararium) images of Abraham and Christ before those of other renowned persons, like Orpheus and Apollonius of Tyana (Vita Alex., xxix); he tolerated the free exercise of the Christian faith

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913

Alexander placed in his lararium the images of Abraham and Christ.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913

"In the lararium, O praefect," replied the soldier without hesitation.

"Unto Caesar" Emmuska Orczy Orczy 1906

With the proclamation of pardon rolled up tightly and hidden within the folds of his tunic, Taurus Antinor led the way out of the lararium.

"Unto Caesar" Emmuska Orczy Orczy 1906

Armed with all these necessaries, he made his way back to the lararium without again crossing the peristylium where the soldiers were assembled.

"Unto Caesar" Emmuska Orczy Orczy 1906

First of all, the Roman emperors gave plenty of liberty to the new religion from time to time; and some of them, moved by a sort of religious syncretism, even tried to ally it with the official worship of the empire, and to place Christ and Jupiter on the steps of the same _lararium_.

Pagan and Christian Rome Rodolfo Amedeo Lanciani 1888