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Encyclopedia Britannica



GALILEE

This article appears in Volume V11, Page 404 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: GAG-GEO
GALILEE , an architectural
term
  sometimes given to a
porch
  or chapel which formed the entrance to a
church
 . This is the case at
Durham
  and Ely cathedrals, and in Lincoln
cathedral
  the name is sometimes given to the
south
 -west
porch
 . The name is said to be derived from the scriptural expression " Galilee of the Gentiles " (Matt. iv. 15). Galilees are supposed to have been used sometimes as courts of law, but they probably served chiefly for penitents not yet admitted to the
body
  of the
church
 . The Galilee would also appear to have been the
vestibule
  of an abbey church where women were allowed to see the monks to whom they were related, or from which they could hear divine service. The
foundation
  of what is considered to have been a Galilee exists at the west end of Fountains Abbey. Sometimes also corpses were placed there before interment.


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