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In a typical central plan church where is the altar located A- the atrium B- the narthex C- the apse?
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Divide the plan in 4 with a cross centered in the centre of the church. The entrance will be placed on a tip of this cross, and traditionally this point is the west. If we consider this the bottom of the church, the altar will be placed at the top, opposite the main entrance. The position of the altar is between the top wall and the exact centre of the church; normally the older the church, the furthest near the wall will the altar be but this rule is not an absolute rule as some ancient round churches have the altar exactly in the middle. Where possible or where early tradition was respected, a person entering the church will be looking east so the altar will also mark the east.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe layout of a church generally includes a narthex (foyer), nave (assembly area), and a sanctuary (front area of the Church where the priest celebrates the Mass). The altar is a table within the sanctuary where the Liturgy of the Eucharist is celebrated.
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∙ 8y agoIn a Church built before Vatican II, the high altar was in the apse at the east end of the church so that everyone in the Church (including the priest) were facing East (or liturgical East-as the case may be). In Churches built since the directives came out after the Second Vatican Council, the directive is:
"The main altar should be freestanding, away from any wall, so that the priest can walk all around it and can celebrate facing the people (the last instruction was only put in recently). It should be in a position such that the entire congregation will naturally focus their attention on it. Normally the main altar should be both fixed and consecrated."
"An altar is said to be fixed if it is in facte fixed to the floor so that it cannot be moved...."
"The table of a fixed altar should be made of natural stone; this accords with age-long practice of the Church and its own symbolic meaning..."
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∙ 11y agousually in the front of the church, it can also be located in the center
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∙ 12y agoat the front of the church normally in front of an cross
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∙ 8y agoAltars are typically found in the front of the sanctuary. They are usually in front of the stage. Hope this helps!
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.Catholic AnswerUnless you are looking at a Church with all of these features, it's a little hard to describe. The first thing would be the vestibule which is more like a porch, then there may be an atrium which is between the vestibule and the narthex. The atrium used to contain a fountain were people could wash their hands, this survives only in the holy water fonts at the entrance of a Church. Finally the narthex, which often contained the baptismal font. The narthex, which may survive as an entry hall, is the final part of the Church which is outside of the nave. When you go through the doors into the Church proper, you are in the nave where the people sit or stand for Mass.
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