chancel in Polish
chancel in Polish is prezbiterium — chancel means the part of a church near the altar, often fenced off, where the priests and choir sit.
chancel in Polish
prezbiterium
The space around the altar in a church, often enclosed, for use by the clergy and the choir. In medieval cathedrals the chancel was usually enclosed or blocked off from the nave by an altar screen.
What does "chancel" mean?
- noun The part of a church near the altar, often fenced off, where the priests and choir sit.
- noun The whole section at one end of a church that holds the altar, together with the curved area and walkway behind it.
- noun The middle part of that same church section, not counting the curved area or the walkway.
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What is "chancel" in Polish?
"chancel" in Polish is prezbiterium. chancel means: The part of a church near the altar, often fenced off, where the priests and choir sit.
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