Medieval and Manuscripts
Chapter house
A chapter house or chapterhouse is a building or room that is part of a cathedral, monastery or collegiate church in which meetings are held. When attached to a cathedral, the cathedral chapter meets there. In monasteries, the whole community often met there daily for readings and to hear the abbot or senior monks talk. When attached to a collegiate church, the dean, prebendaries and canons of the college meet there. The rooms may also be used for other meetings of various sorts; in medieval times monarchs on tour in their territory would often take them over for their meetings and audiences. Synods, ecclesiastical courts and similar meetings often took place in chapter houses.
Also on this shelf
Christianization of Kievan Rus'.
Andrew the Apostle.
See also
- ▸List of places of worship in Hastings
- ▸Christ after the Flagellation (Murillo, Boston)
- ▸Glagolitic script
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