Each group of ten small beads (called aves) on a rosary, preceeded by a large bead called paternoster and usually followed by one called a gloria.
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Each group of ten small beads (called aves) on a rosary, preceeded by a large bead called paternoster and usually followed by one called a gloria.
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From: An Illustrated Dictionary of Jewelry, autor: Harold Newman, publishers: Thames and Hudson
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