Canonical rules and the actual orientation of altars in early Christian churches. Ancient and early medieval places of worship in Romanian lands

The altars of Christian churches at the beginning of the early Middle Ages could be oriented in all cardinal directions: first, the oldest ones, to the west, according to the biblical covenant, then to the north and to the south, and at last, after the apostolic constitutions of 380, to the east. On...

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Main Author: Vlad D. Ghimpu
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: National Museum of History of Moldova 2018-11-01
Series:Tyragetia
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Online Access:https://www.nationalmuseum.md/ro/press_releases/journal_tyragetia/norma_canonica_si_orientarea_practica_a_altarelor_in_bisericile_paleocrestine_lacasuri_antice_si_medievale_timpurii_din_spatiul_romanesc/