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In [[church architecture]], a '''retroquire''' (also spelled '''retrochoir'''), or '''back-choir''',<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Back-Choir |volume=3}}</ref> is the space behind the [[high altar]] in a church or cathedral, which sometimes separates it from the end [[chapel]]. It may contain seats for the [[church choir]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retrochoir|title=Retrochoir|year=2015|publisher=[[Merriam-Webster]]|language=English|accessdate=8 September 2015|quote=Definition of Retrochoir 1: the space left in a church behind the high altar or choir enclosure sometimes used as a chapel and occasionally containing a second choir enclosure}}</ref> |
In [[church architecture]], a '''retroquire''' (also spelled '''retrochoir'''), or '''back-choir''',<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Back-Choir |volume=3}}</ref> is the space behind the [[high altar]] in a church or cathedral, which sometimes separates it from the end [[chapel]]. It may contain seats for the [[church choir]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retrochoir|title=Retrochoir|year=2015|publisher=[[Merriam-Webster]]|language=English|accessdate=8 September 2015|quote=Definition of Retrochoir 1: the space left in a church behind the high altar or choir enclosure sometimes used as a chapel and occasionally containing a second choir enclosure}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 13:15, 27 June 2020
In church architecture, a retroquire (also spelled retrochoir), or back-choir,[1] is the space behind the high altar in a church or cathedral, which sometimes separates it from the end chapel. It may contain seats for the church choir.[2]
An example of a retroquire is within Winchester Cathedral, which was built between 1200 and 1230 to house a shrine for Saint Swithun.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- ^ "Retrochoir". Merriam-Webster. 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
Definition of Retrochoir 1: the space left in a church behind the high altar or choir enclosure sometimes used as a chapel and occasionally containing a second choir enclosure
- ^ "Our Heritage » Our History » Building the Cathedral". Winchester Cathedral. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
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