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What is the area between the altar rail and the pews called in a church sanctuary?
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In a historic floor plan of a church, the area between the altar rail and the pews is a boundary where the floor of the chancel is higher than the floor of the nave. The sanctuary can be the front part of the church where the service is conducted or it can mean the nave and chancel together.
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What is the area around the altar of a church for the clergy called?
The sanctuary - from the Latin 'sanctus' meaning 'holy'. Apse
What is the name where the altar and priest are during a mass?
Roman Catholic AnswerThe altar (and the priest when he is at the altar) are contained in the sanctuary of the Church.
What are the names for the altar areas in a church?
The chancel leads to the sanctuary and the altar.
Is the sanctuary the same as the meeting place in a Catholic Church?
The sanctuary is the part of the church which contains the altar.
Is the name of the room where ceremonies are held in Christian churches called a sanctuary?
In some churches, yes. In some churches, no. It depends on the architectural design of the church. The part of the church which is elevated, where the altar sits, and where ceremonies are often conducted from is called the Sanctuary. If there is no architectural distinction between the Sanctuary and the nave (the space in which people gather) then the whole space can be called the Sanctuary.
What is an area in a Catholic Church that is raised and has the altar and the ambo?
the Sanctuary
Where is the Roman Missal at Church?
It is kept in the sacristy area and brought to the sanctuary (altar) for Mass. It is also called the sacramentary
What is the center of the church called?
If there is only one room, then it is just called "the chapel", if it is divided, the sanctuary is where the altar is, and the nave would be outside the sanctuary where there would be pews, etc. If there is an anteroom, it is called a narthex.
Where in the church would you find the altar?
The sanctuary. Parts of a church: Nave - where congregation sit Chancel - where the choir and clergy sit Sanctuary - where the altar is and the priest celebrates mass
What is the purpose of the apse?
A usually semicircular or polygonal, often vaulted recess, especially the termination of the sanctuary end of a church.
What is a room in a church called?
a sanctuary The sanctuary is the elevated space where the ceremonies are led from. The nave is the name of the space people gather in. If there is not archetectural differences, ie the sanctuary is not elevated, then the whole space could be called the sanctuary.
What are Three similarities between Anglican and Methodist church?
There are many similarities between Catholic Churches and Church of England churches for the simple reason that all the original Church of England churches were Catholic Churches before they were stolen by King Henry VIII and appropriated for his new "church". They all contain an altar situated in a sanctuary, and a place for the people (called the nave). Many of them still contain a choir between the nave and the altar.
