The Bulgarian Orthodox Church , Serbian Orthodox Church , Macedonian Orthodox Church and Romanian Orthodox Church use basil ( Bulgarian and Macedonian : '' босилек '' ; , ) to prepare holy water and pots of basil are often placed below church altars .
The Serbian Orthodox Church , Macedonian Orthodox Church and Romanian Orthodox Church use basil ( Macedonian : '' босилек '' ; Romanian : `` busuioc '' , Serbian : '' босиљак '' ) to prepare holy water and pots of basil are often placed below church altars .