presbytery

(noun)

A section of the church reserved for the clergy.

Related Terms

  • lunette
  • prothesis
  • diaconicon
  • mullion
  • basilica
  • clerestory
  • cloister
  • triforium
  • theophany
  • fascia
  • perspective

Examples of presbytery in the following topics:

  • Ravenna

    • The cross-ribbed vault in the presbytery is richly ornamented with mosaic festoons of leaves, fruit, and flowers, converging on a crown encircling the Lamb of God .
    • The cross-ribbed vault in the presbytery is richly ornamented with mosaic festoons of leaves, fruit and flowers, converging on a crown encircling the Lamb of God.
  • Architecture of the Early Christian Church

    • The cross-ribbed vault in the presbytery is richly ornamented with mosaic festoons of leaves, fruit, and flowers, converging on a crown encircling the Lamb of God.
    • The cross-ribbed vault in the presbytery is richly ornamented with mosaic festoons of leaves, fruit and flowers, converging on a crown encircling the Lamb of God.
  • Cistercian Architecture

    • Cistercian churches were most often built on a cruciform layout, with a short presbytery to meet the liturgical needs of the brethren, small chapels in the transepts for private prayer, and an aisle-edged nave that was divided roughly in the middle by a screen to separate the monks from the lay brothers.
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