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  2. Chapel - Wikipedia

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    A chapel (from Latin: cappella, a diminutive of cappa, meaning "little cape") is a Christian place of prayer and worship that is usually relatively small. The term has several meanings. First, smaller spaces inside a church that have their own altar are often called chapels; the Lady chapel is a common type of these.

  3. Lady chapel - Wikipedia

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    A Lady chapel or lady chapel is a traditional British term for a chapel dedicated to Mary, mother of Jesus, particularly those inside a cathedral or other large church.The chapels are also known as a Mary chapel or a Marian chapel, and they were traditionally the largest side chapel of a cathedral, placed eastward from the high altar and forming a projection from the main building, as in ...

  4. Category:Chapels in the United States - Wikipedia

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    St. Joseph's Chapel (Eau Claire, Wisconsin) St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Chapel, Guildhall, and Rectory; St. Mark's Chapel (Raleigh, North Carolina) St. Mark's Episcopal Church (Fort Montgomery, New York) St. Mary's Chapel (Hillsborough, North Carolina) St. Mary's Chapel (Raleigh, North Carolina) St. Peter's Chapel; Sts. Sergius and Herman of ...

  5. Oratory (worship) - Wikipedia

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    In the sacramental law of sacred places, an oratory is a structure other than a parish church, set aside by ecclesiastical authority for prayer and the celebration of Mass. It is for all intents and purposes another word for what is commonly called a chapel, except that a few oratories are set up for the Divine Office and prayers but not Mass.

  6. List of oldest church buildings - Wikipedia

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    The church was built of stone alternated with three rows of bricks. It is 15.75 by 8.40 metres (51.7 ft × 27.6 ft) in size. The church was the place where the anti-Byzantine Uprising of Asen and Peter was proclaimed in 1185; it was this uprising that led to the reestablishment of the Bulgarian Empire and the proclamation of Tarnovo for its ...

  7. List of largest church buildings - Wikipedia

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    Until 2009, largest church in East Asia [citation needed] Sacred Heart Cathedral, Bendigo: 2,191 [citation needed] 3,350 4,000 + 1897-1977 Bendigo Australia: Catholic One of Australia's largest churches and the third tallest after St Patrick's Cathedral and St Paul's Cathedral. 75 metres (246 ft) long and has a ceiling height of 24 metres (79 ft).

  8. Place of worship - Wikipedia

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    Protestant denominations installed in France in the early modern era use the word temple (as opposed to church, supposed to be Roman Catholic); some more recently built temples are called church. Orthodox temple – Orthodox Christianity (both Eastern and Oriental) an Orthodox temple is a place of worship with base shaped like Greek cross.

  9. Calvary Chapel Association - Wikipedia

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    Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa. Calvary Chapel is an international association of charismatic evangelical churches, with origins in Pentecostalism.It maintains a number of radio stations around the world and operates many local Calvary Chapel Bible College programs.