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== Layout of a Church == | == Layout of a Church == | ||
[[File:Old St Peters Basilica plan.png|thumb|Plan of Old St Peter's Basilica, showing atrium (courtyard), narthex (vestibule), central nave with double aisles, a bema for the clergy extending into a transept, and an exedra or semi-circular apse.]] | [[File:Old St Peters Basilica plan.png|thumb|Plan of Old St Peter's Basilica, showing atrium (courtyard), narthex (vestibule), central nave with double aisles, a bema for the clergy extending into a transept, and an exedra or semi-circular apse.]][[File:Transept1.png|thumb|Cathedral ground plan. The shaded area is the transept; the darker shading at the centre represents the crossing.]] | ||
* '''altar''' | |||
** from Latin ''altare'' for "high place for sacrifice" | |||
*** perhaps from combination of ''adolere'' for "sacrifice by burning" | |||
*** + altus for "high" | |||
* the alter is in the "sanctuary" and is where the "word of God" is proclaimed | |||
* '''apse''' | * '''apse''' | ||
** rounded area at the back of the sanctuary | ** rounded area at the back of the sanctuary | ||
** placed in the liturgical east end of the church | |||
* '''catacomb''' | * '''catacomb''' | ||
** "Sepulchral vaults" = underground burial tombs | ** "Sepulchral vaults" = underground burial tombs | ||
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**** derived from Latin ''cumbere'' "to lie: | **** derived from Latin ''cumbere'' "to lie: | ||
** unrelated to "catechism" | ** unrelated to "catechism" | ||
* chancel | * '''chancel''' | ||
** the enclosed area that marks the sanctuary of a church | ** the enclosed area that marks the sanctuary of a church | ||
** from Latin ''cancelli'' for "grating," "bars" | ** from Latin ''cancelli'' for "grating," "bars" | ||
* | * '''Crucifix formats''' | ||
** Cruciform | ** ''Cruciform'' | ||
** Resurrectiform | *** Christ crucified, usually depicted as having suffered and dead | ||
'''Liturgical east and west''' | *** may not always be in death | ||
* regards the orientation of a church | **** the spear or spear wound indicates Christ as dead, since the Roman soldier speared him to ensure that he was dead (water and blood flowed out, like from the temple of Jerusalem) | ||
* the alter is traditionally placed at the east end of the church | ** ''Resurrectiform'' | ||
* when the congregation faces east towards the alter, it is "Liturgical east" | *** Christ resurrected and triumphant | ||
* regardless of the actual orientation of a church, east is the direction towards the alter, and west is the other end | |||
** thus the "back" is the "west end" | * '''cruciform (church building)''' | ||
** = a church laid out in the shape of a cross | |||
* '''Liturgical east and west''' | |||
** regards the orientation of a church | |||
** the alter is traditionally placed at the east end of the church | |||
** when the congregation faces east towards the alter, it is "Liturgical east" | |||
** regardless of the actual orientation of a church, east is the direction towards the alter, and west is the other end | |||
*** thus the "back" is the "west end" | |||
* '''narthex''' | * '''narthex''' | ||
** the immediate area by the entrance to the Nave | ** the immediate area by the entrance to the Nave | ||
** might be called a "lobby" in secular terms | ** might be called a "lobby" in secular terms | ||
** traditionally, the narthex marks the close space between the atrium (front courtyard) and the nave | |||
** may also be referred to as a "vestibule," which in Roman architecture was a lobby and entranceway | |||
* '''nave''' | * '''nave''' | ||
** the interior area of a church where the parishioners worship (w/ the pews) | ** the interior area of a church where the parishioners worship (w/ the pews) | ||
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** "nave" = "ship" in Latin | ** "nave" = "ship" in Latin | ||
*** from PIE '''*nau-''' for "boat" (thus "navy" in English) | *** from PIE '''*nau-''' for "boat" (thus "navy" in English) | ||
* '''niche''' | |||
** a recess or built-in area along a wall | |||
*** usually contains a statue | |||
** is usually dome-shaped at the top like an apse | |||
*'''sanctuary''' | *'''sanctuary''' | ||
**also called '''presbytery''' | **also called '''presbytery''' | ||
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**= the area reserved for the priests | **= the area reserved for the priests | ||
**it is sometimes marked off by a '''chancel''', which is enclosed by bars or grating | **it is sometimes marked off by a '''chancel''', which is enclosed by bars or grating | ||
*'''tabernacle''' | |||
**"sacred house" | |||
**the container for the Eucharist (the consecrated communion hosts) | |||
*'''transept''' | |||
**the area of a cruciform church that marks the horizontal bar of the cross | |||
== Priestly | == Priestly vestments == | ||
cope | cope | ||
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** but the call is to gather, as in Greek ''ekklēsía which m''eans "assembly" | ** but the call is to gather, as in Greek ''ekklēsía which m''eans "assembly" | ||
** thus the Christian "assembly of the Chosen people before God" | ** thus the Christian "assembly of the Chosen people before God" | ||
*** especially regarding Mt. Sanai, where | *** especially regarding Mt. Sanai, where Israel was given the Law | ||
*** Christian use of "church" is "as heir to that assembly | *** Christian use of "church" is "as heir to that assembly | ||
*** per and see CCC 751 | *** per and see CCC 751 | ||