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** 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" | ||
== Church | |||
== ''ciborium'' == | |||
* canopy, or tent-like structure, over the altar | |||
** supported by four columns | |||
* fist significant use was in the [[wikipedia:Hagia_Sophia|Hagia Sophia]] (Constantinople) | |||
* most modern churches do not have a ''ciborium'' | |||
** note that in Italian, "ciborium" refers to the tabernacle (the container to store consecrated hosts) | |||
* the use of ''ciborium'' may have originated from a dome-like structure that stood over Jesus' tomb at what became the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem | |||
** major churches in Rome and Constantinople built under Emperor Constantine used this structure to cover the altar | |||
** they were often covered with plaques or other decorations made of silver or gold | |||
* see [[wikipedia:Ciborium_(architecture)|Ciborium (architecture) - Wikipedia]] | |||
== Church orientation == | |||
=== Cruciform (church building) === | === Cruciform (church building) === | ||
* a church laid out in the shape of a cross | * a church laid out in the shape of a cross | ||