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Building a small medieval church
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Wed, 12 Jun 2002 03:30:40 GMT
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Hi all,
I am building a small medieval church for my castle, and while I have finished
most of the walls and stuff, I'd appreciate some input into details for the
interior. I know next to nothing about Christianity in the middle ages or
different kinds of churches, but I want to make something that looks somewhat
realistic. A couple of questions:
What the the differences between an abbey and a monastery in terms of the kind
of features they might have? Do I understand correctly that monasteries would
be located in some out of the way part of the countryside, whereas abbeys would
be more likely to be found in a town or a castle?
What should an alter look like, what is it used for, and where in the church
should it be placed?
Would it be plausible for a small church in a castle to have a tomb for an
deceased lord, where priests would pray for his soul? Or would that be more
the kind of thing which would be in a distant monastery?
Would the priest be likely to live in a building attached to the church itself?
My church is not very big, the interior is probably about 12 by 24 pegs for
the main part, plus a small corner alcove of about 8 by 8 pegs. What are the
most important features to include?
thanks
Magnus
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| "Magnus Lauglo" <thunder_road@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:GxKpr4.40s@lugnet.com... (...) finished (...) the (...) somewhat (...) kind (...) would (...) would (...) An abbey is a monastry (or convent) governed by an Abbot (or Abbess) The (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jun-02, to lugnet.castle)
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