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The original meaning of the Classical Greek word narthex νάρθηξ [4] was "giant fennel". Derived meanings are from the use of the fennel stalk as thyrsus, as a schoolmaster's cane, as a singlestick for military exercise, or as a splint for a broken limb. The term was also used for a casket for unguents, and hence as the title of a number ...
The nave of the Saint-Sulpice Church in Paris The nave of the Santa Monica Parish Church in Sarrat, Philippines. The nave (/ n eɪ v /) is the central part of a church, stretching from the (normally western) main entrance or rear wall, to the transepts, or in a church without transepts, to the chancel.
The architectural articulation of the distinct spaces of a cross-in-square church corresponds to their distinct functions in the celebration of the liturgy.The narthex serves as an entrance hall, but also for special liturgical functions, such as baptism, and as an honored site of burial (often, as in the case of the Martorana in Palermo, for the founders of the church).
Plan of Old St Peter's Basilica, showing atrium (courtyard), narthex , central nave with double aisles, a bema for the clergy extending into a transept, and an exedra or semi-circular apse. The church building as we know it grew out of a number of features of the Ancient Roman period: The house church; The atrium; The basilica; The bema
A large, newly constructed choir loft looms above and over the narthex and entrance to the nave, which has a high ceiling with decorative hanging lamps. The framing of the ceiling, as well as the altar reredos , are made from Narra ( Pterocarpus indicus ), wood donated by Brother Edward Tan, an avid sympathizer of the Church. [ 1 ]
It is sometimes used synonymously with narthex. The structural purpose of the massive westwork is to resolve the horizontal thrust of the east-to-west arcades of the nave. [3] Church towers as a part of a church began with the construction of the first westworks. [4] Charlemagne dreamt of reviving the Roman Empire in the West. [5]
The Beautiful Gates are sometimes called the Royal Doors, but that name more properly belongs to the central doors connecting the narthex, or porch, to the nave. [note 1] They remain shut whenever a service is not being held. Modern custom as to when they should be opened during services varies depending upon jurisdiction and local custom.
Most correctly, the term royal doors indicates the large central doors that separate the narthex from the nave. This is the formal entrance to the church proper (i.e. the nave) and was, in former times, the ceremonial entrance of the Emperor, hence the epithet 'royal'. In current use, these doors are used by all although monasteries and some ...