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2007-03-18 04:56:58 · 4 answers · asked by Mandy 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
Narthex
2007-03-18 05:07:39 · answer #1 · answered by SCORPIO 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
'Galilee' porch - a porch at the western end of a church or cathedral ?
Narthex
In early Christian architecture a portion of the church at the west end, separated from the nave by a low wall or screen and reserved for the catechumens, energumens, and penitents who were not admitted amongst the congregation. The narthex was of two kinds, exterior and interior: the former consisted of an open atrium arcade continued across the front of the church; in the latter, the aisle and gallery were returned across the nave.
The apse
(Latin absis "arch, vault"; sometimes written apsis; plural apses) is a semicircular recess covered with a hemispherical vault. In Romanesque, Byzantine and Gothic Christian abbey, cathedral and church architecture, the term is applied to the semi-circular or polygonal section of the sanctuary at the liturgical east end beyond the altar.
2007-03-18 05:21:13 · answer #2 · answered by dave a 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Galilee Porch!
The term 'Galilee' simply means a porch or entrance.
2007-03-18 07:52:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
is it the Apse?
2007-03-18 05:04:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋