Chantry Chapelsearch for term
These were private chapels either within or separate from a church which was dedicated to the singing of Christian masses for the souls of the founder and his family.
Chantry Chapel
Mediaeval chapel endowed for the celebration (chanting) of masses, especially for the soul of the founder of the chapel.
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CHANTRY CHAPEL
Derived from the French chanceries meaning ‘to sing’, a priest would be employed to sing masses for the well being of the founder in his life time, and for his soul after death.
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Chantry chapel : A sub-chapel set aside for chanting of masses, often sponsored through an endowment. Prayers in the Chantry chapel are generally dedicated to the donor.
A late Gothic chantry chapel at Winchester Cathedral
Sculpture became free standing rather than being incorporated in columns. The new expanse of window space was filled with gloriously rich coloured glass.
chantry chapel Special chapel for prayers for the dead, usually including the tomb of the deceased. chapter house A building attached to a cathedral where the monks or chapter meet to govern the cathedral.
Chantry chapel. - Special chapel where prayers for the dead are said.
Chapel. - A separate building, or an alcove or room with an altar in a church, set aside for worship; chapels have are usually dedicated to special use.
Chasuble.
Chantry chapelA chapel, often attached to or within a church, endowed for the celebration of masses principally for the soul of the founder(s).
a small building or room set aside for worship. Large churches or cathedrals might have many chapels dedicated to different saints. A chantry chapel is a special chapel where prayers for the dead are said.
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approached from the lower storey by small winding stairs, and sometimes have fire-places, and are supposed to have served as vestries; and sometimes there are the remains of a piscina, and relics of altars, as if they had been used as chantry chapels.
 See also: Chapel, Church, Cathedral, Cathedra, Nave
  
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