The tower or structure in which the bells hang; it can be attached to the church or stand separately.
La multe biserici și mănăstiri românești, clopotnița este o construcție separată, adesea deasupra porții de intrare (turnul-clopotniță). La bisericile de lemn, clopotele stau în turnul ascuțit de deasupra pronaosului.
Clopotele anunță începutul slujbelor, momentele importante ale Liturghiei, sărbătorile și trecerea la cele veșnice a unui membru al comunității (trasul clopotelor „de mort”).
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- Altar curtain (Armenian)In Armenian churches the raised sanctuary is closed not by an iconostasis but by a curtain drawn at certain moments.
- ApseThe semicircular or polygonal end of the church, usually to the east, where the altar stands.
- BaptisteryThe pool in which baptism by full immersion takes place, often behind the pulpit in Neo-Protestant churches.
- CellThe room where a monk or nun lives; also a small hermitage.
- Chancel (presbytery)The part of the church, usually raised and facing east, where the altar stands and the clergy officiate.
- Choir stall (strana)The wooden stalls in the church; the cantors sing from the stalls in front of the iconostasis.