Focus on Bernward Column and discuss the Liturgical significance.
An important indicator of the liturgical significance of the Bernward column is its original location on the central axis of St. Michael's, near the altar, where Holy Communion was distributed and where the sacrament was kept. In the reliefs the importance of the gospels on Palm Sunday is emphasised, which might be connected with the Cluniac reforms. The references to the Lenten and penitential rites, which are also found in the imagery of the Bernward Doors, support this.
Holy Communion Bernward Doors Palm Sunday St. Michael's Bernward Cluniac reforms the sacrament was kept