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2007-04-16 02:47:31 · 15 answers · asked by hurry2end 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
it's spelt sanctuary
2007-04-16 02:50:01 · answer #1 · answered by Andromeda Newton™ 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
A sanctuary can be anywhere. That is a place where you are comfortable and at peace. A church is not necessarily a sanctuary, but can be and I think that it should be. A church is somewhere you go to hang out with people who think that they are righteous and religious when in most cases they are there for appearance sake. So, in my opinion you should worship in a sanctuary not a church.
2007-04-16 04:11:10 · answer #2 · answered by sapphiresunstar 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No one has yet mentioned this - but another way sanctuary is used is as a part of the church building. The sanctuary can refer to the area where worship services in a church are held.
2007-04-16 03:34:51 · answer #3 · answered by TWWK 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are lots of sites to give you much information on this but see below:-
sanctuary, sacred place, especially the most sacred part of a sacred place. In ancient times and in the Middle Ages, a sanctuary served as asylum, a place of refuge for persons fleeing from violence or from the penalties of the law. To injure a person in sanctuary or to remove him from it forcibly was considered sacrilege. In Egypt the temples of Osiris and Amon offered the right of sanctuary. Under the Greeks all temples enjoyed this privilege, and certain ones, like the Temple of Apollo at Delphi, were known throughout the Mediterranean world as a haven for fugitives. In Rome sanctuary was often sought by fugitive slaves. Christian churches were given the right of sanctuary by Constantine I. Abuses of sanctuary, tending to encourage crime, led to its curtailment and abolition. Modern penal codes no longer recognize the right of sanctuary.
Certainly i n England a church has no legal status as a 'sanctuary' and anyone trying to escape from a crime, illegal immigrancy or asylum seeking would not find a church as a valid sanctuarial refuge. Such people have tried it in recent times, the most famous probably beiong Viraj Mendis who claimed sanctuary in a church in Manchester on the grounds that if he was sent back to Sri Lanka he would be shot due to his political beliefs. This caused great publicity and lots of campaigns for him to be allowed to stay. Eventually he was arrested and deported back to Sri Lanka where he is now the manager of a hotel. Apparently no-one there had heard of him and he was simply trying tos stay in England to claim free benefits as do many other so-called 'asylum seekers'.
2007-04-16 05:36:54 · answer #4 · answered by quatt47 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not for a few 100 years. Same as pleading for a Church Court was abolished in the 17th Century.
2007-04-16 02:55:53 · answer #5 · answered by Kevan M 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is considered by some people to be a santuary!@~
2007-04-19 08:13:25 · answer #6 · answered by nswblue 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By defienition a church is a meeting of two or more ppl and not the building so no. But holy ground might be.
2007-04-16 04:27:25 · answer #7 · answered by Bill H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there isnt a word called santuary sorry.
2007-04-19 14:09:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, a church is a "sanctuary" for those who seek it to be.
2007-04-16 04:31:03 · answer #9 · answered by Shortstuff13 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
be more specific - sanctuary from what? - armed police chasing you probably won't stop at the door.
2007-04-16 02:51:36 · answer #10 · answered by simon r 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not on eastenders but Dot Cotton / Branning thought it was !
2007-04-19 07:37:36 · answer #11 · answered by sandradapanda 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋