The part of the church, usually raised and facing east, where the altar stands and the clergy officiate.
În bisericile gotice, prezbiteriul (numit și cor) este adesea mai îngust decât nava și se termină cu o absidă poligonală, cu ferestre înalte. Spre deosebire de altarul ortodox, prezbiteriul catolic este vizibil credincioșilor.
See also
- Altar (Catholic and Lutheran)The stone or wooden table on which the Eucharist is celebrated, visible to all; Catholic churches often have side altars too.
- ApseThe semicircular or polygonal end of the church, usually to the east, where the altar stands.
- NaveThe main body of the church where the congregation sits; large churches have a central nave and side aisles.
In the same category
- BaptisteryThe pool in which baptism by full immersion takes place, often behind the pulpit in Neo-Protestant churches.
- Bell towerThe tower or structure in which the bells hang; it can be attached to the church or stand separately.
- CellThe room where a monk or nun lives; also a small hermitage.
- Fortified churchA church surrounded by defensive walls, towers and storerooms, built by Saxon and Székely communities to withstand sieges.
- Monastery, skete, metochionA monastery is a community of monks or nuns; a skete is a small, often remote monastery; a metochion belongs to a larger monastery.
- PulpitThe raised place from which the Gospel is read and the sermon preached; in Protestant churches it is the focal point.