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'''Coenaculum''', the term applied to the eating-room of a [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] house in which the supper (''coena'') or latest meal was taken. It was sometimes placed in an upper storey and reached by an external staircase. |
'''Coenaculum''', the term applied to the eating-room of a [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] house in which the supper (''coena'') or latest meal was taken. It was sometimes placed in an upper storey and reached by an external staircase. |
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The [[Last Supper]] in the [[New Testament]] was taken in the ''[[ |
The [[Last Supper]] in the [[New Testament]] was taken in the ''[[cenacle|coenaculum]]'', the large upper room cited in [[Gospel of Mark|St. Mark]] (xiv.15) and [[Gospel of Luke|St. Luke]] (xxii.12). |
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==See also== |
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Revision as of 01:12, 25 May 2020
Coenaculum, the term applied to the eating-room of a Roman house in which the supper (coena) or latest meal was taken. It was sometimes placed in an upper storey and reached by an external staircase.
The Last Supper in the New Testament was taken in the coenaculum, the large upper room cited in St. Mark (xiv.15) and St. Luke (xxii.12).
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Coenaculum". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 644.
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