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Thursday, November 21st, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Easter Sepulchre
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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In church architecture an arched recess, generally in the north wall of the chancel, in which from Good Friday to Easter day were deposited the crucifix and sacred elements in commemoration of Christ's entombment and resurrection. It was generally only a wooden erection, which was placed in a recess or on a tomb. There are throughout England many fine examples in stone, some of which belong to the Decorated period, such as at Navenby and Heckington (1370) in Lincolnshire, Sibthorpe and Hawton (1370) in Nottinghamshire, Patrington in Yorkshire, Bampton in Oxfordshire, Holcombe Burnell in Devonshire, and Long Itchington and other churches in Warwickshire.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Easter Sepulchre'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/e/easter-sepulchre.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Easter Sepulchre'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/e/easter-sepulchre.html. 1910.
