The Twenty-Six Mediæval Cathedrals Of England (Part Eight).

 

Chichester Cathedral.

Photo: 19 April 2009.

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Chichester Cathedral.

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Chichester Cathedral.

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Each of these Priests, either as Secular Clergy or members of 

a Religious Order, is obligated to say the “Holy Office” every day. To this end, Cathedrals normally have a number of small Chapels used for private devotion or for small groups. 

In England, there is a strong tradition that each Chapel should face East. For this reason, the Transepts of English Cathedrals are longer than those in most other Countries, and there is often a second Transept, as at Salisbury. 

This arrangement permits a greater number of Eastward-facing Chapels. That part of the main Interior, which is furthest to the East and reserved for the Prayers of the Clergy is called the Presbytery.[4] [Editor: Otherwise called the “Chancel”, or, “Sanctuary”. Nowadays, Presbytery normally refers to the house of residence of the Priest.]

Where the Monks met: 

York Minster’s Chapter House.

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English Cathedrals maintain a traditional form of Church Service, of which Canticles, Psalms, Responses, and Anthems, are sung by a Choir. Because of this tradition, that part of the building that contains the Stalls is called the Choir, or, alternatively, Quire. 

Worcester Cathedral.

Photo: 3 June 2011.

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The Choir is sometimes divided from the Nave of the Cathedral by a wide Mediæval Pulpitum Screen, constructed of Stone and, in some instances, carrying a large Pipe Organ,[4] notably at Exeter, Gloucester, Lincoln, Norwich, Rochester, Saint Alban’s, Southwell, Wells, and York. 

This Screen traditionally separated the Quire from the Nave, and the Clergy from the Laity. The Nave of the Cathedral, in Mediæval times, was used primarily for Processions. At its Western End, it contains the Font for Baptism, at which a person, most often an infant, is accepted into the Church. The Font is usually made of Stone and is often the oldest fitting in the Cathedral, many of them being Norman.

Salisbury Cathedral.

Date: 2015.

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Since the Reformation, the Nave is that part of the building which is usually open to, and most used by, the Congregation and general public. There is also, usually in the Nave, a raised Pulpit, from which the Dean or other Clergy can expound the Scriptures. 

In a Cathedral, particularly where the building is divided by a Screen, as at Canterbury, an Altar may be set at the Eastern End of the Nave so that Services might be held there for large Congregations. At each place where Services are held, there is a Lectern, on which rests a Bible.

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