high altar
A large church may have several altars. The term high altar refers to the main altar in the chancel. Other altars may be located on the sides of the nave or in separate chapels in the same building.
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High altar
The main altar, usually located towards the east end of the choir.
Lady Chapel
A chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
The High Altar of Siena Cathedral, Italy, polychrome marble with bronze ciborium and candelabra.
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Where the high altar is placed. The holiest part of the church.
Scalloped -
capital Type of capital in which the semi-circular surface is carved into a series of truncated cones.
Sanctuary - the high altar is placed. The holiest part of the church.
It is the area where the service is sung and clergy may stand, and the main or high altar is located.
It is located in the chancel, often centered behind the high altar. When a bishop (such as the pope) speaks ex cathedra, it means he is speaking in his official capacity.
High Altar In a church with several altars, the main altar located in the chancel. Ionic A form of Classical architecture characterized by slender fluted columns, large bases like stacked rings and capitals decorated with scroll shapes.
- Most sacred part of the church, where the high altar is placed.
Saxon period. - 802-1066.
Sedilia. - Recessed stone seats in the south wall of the chancel, used for the priest, deacon and sub-deacon at Mass.
Soffit.
Retro-choir - The space behind the high altar in a major church.
Return - The side or part which falls away, usually at right angles, from the front or direct line of a structure.
RetrochoirIn a major church, the area behind the high altar and east chapel.ReturnPart of a wall or moulding that continues at a different angle, usually a right-angle.
At that moment, we were just in front of the high altar; and the moonbeams fell straight upon us through the stained-glass windows of the apse.
The Phantom of the Opera by Leroux, Gaston View in context ...
A set of three paintings often on panels that are related in subject matter, often seen as a backdrop to the high altar in a church.
Presbytery (Sanctuary) : The area east of the Choir which contains or features the High Altar. The area of a church or cathedral reserved for the clergy.
Retrochoir : The space situated directly to the rear of the altar in a church or cathedral.
retrochoir: space to the east of the choir and high altar.
revetment: (1) wall supporting a mass of earth or water; (2) facing, especially of marble, to a wall built of another material.
An elaborate wall carving or screen utilized primarily on or behind the high Altar.
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She founded several churches, including the Abbey of Dunfermline, built to enshrine her greatest treasure, a relic of the true Cross. She is buried before the high altar at Dunfermline.
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The double-shelled dome filled with a frescoed rendering of celestial glory is complemented by a high altar designed as a careful adaptation of the baldacchino in St.
 See also: Architecture, Altar, Church, Vault, Medieval
  
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