Questions tagged [church]
Questions related to houses of worship.
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What is the precise meaning and origin of ‘vises’ as an architectural term?
I came across it in the book Eifelheim. Given the rest of the book, it might be a very obscure term. Apparently wind could rush through them:
wind rushed through the vises and passageways under the ...
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Was there an economic reason for Protestants' iconoclasm?
Europe underwent major economic upheavals during the creation of Protestantism (cf. E. Michael Jones, Barren Metal or Goy Guide to World History). Is this one reason why Protestants upheld iconoclasm? ...
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What do the inscriptions in Pomposa abbey say?
I've recently visited Pomposa Abbey, a Benedictine monastery in northern Italy near Ferrara, and while visiting I've stumbled upon these inscriptions below a fresco depicting an Hydra.
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What's the point of the transept?
(If there is a different, more suitable stack exchange site, let me know.)
I recently visited Bourges cathedral, which does not have a transept, and the interior seemed much cleaner than the usual ...
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How old is the practice of wearing your "Sunday Best" to church?
I was wondering how old the idea of wearing your "Sunday Best" (nicest clothes) to church. It only became common to have different sets of clothes in the last few centuries. And even then ...
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Was it inappropriate in 19th century Canada to wear flowers in a hat to church?
(Not sure if this should be on the Literature SE)
From the novel Anne of Green Gables, Anne wears a hat with flowers in it to church, and is criticized by her neighbour and adoptive parents for it:
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What is the name of a particular architectural structure from a Gothic Church?
I'm sorry if this is not the right forum to ask such a question, but I'm interested in finding out the name of a particular structure from a 15th-Century Gothic Church that is located in Saschiz, ...
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What does it mean to grant a church to a priory?
I am trying to piece together the early history of Eversholt Church in Bedfordshire, UK. The earliest record found so far is in The Cartulary of Newnham Priory from 1166. Simon [II] de Beauchamp, who ...
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How to understand the gift of tithes to a priory in 1166 [closed]
I am trying to piece together the early history of Eversholt Church in Bedfordshire, UK. The earliest record found so far is in The Cartulary of Newnham Priory from 1166. Simon [II] de Beauchamp, who ...
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How did the Church of England view the local legend and festivities surrounding Gog and Magog?
From multiple sources I've read of legends regarding one or two giants, Gogmagog or Gog and Magog. It appears in Irish and English folklore, as well as other regional tales.
Gogmagog was a legendary ...
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What media did Irenaeus used to write his letters?
Eusebius of Caesarea (AD 260/265 – 339/340) in his work Church History (Book V, Chapter 20 "The Writings of Irenaeus against the Schismatics at Rome") said:
Irenaeus wrote several letters ...
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What is or was a Bond Major?
In our parish church we have a clock with an engraving on it that says 'The Gift of the Hon. Edward Trelawny the Bond Major 1737'. Does anybody know what a Bond Major was/is?
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How controversial were "updates" of churches in the past?
Following the disastrous fire of Notre Dame de Paris, heated discussions are taking place in France to decide on how to restore our cathedral.
There are many ideas, with two rough camps: the ones ...
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Did the Catholic Church have a police force in the medieval period?
Did the Catholic Church have a police force in the medieval period?
For example, if a British king was accused of heresy by the church, who would have arrested him?
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Where in a city would a cathedral be built?
I am creating a medieval style village in a video game I am developing. Trying to be as accurate as possible I have studied the basic form Gothic Cathedrals and come to a pretty good understanding.
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