Word: nave
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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First he uncovered a wall of Roman age; then the foundations of an ancient building came slowly to light. About 60 ft. long and 22 ft. wide, it looked a good deal like an early Christian church, with a central nave, two side aisles and a rounded apse at one end. In the apse the diggers found the marble head, delicately carved, of a god in a Phrygian cap. Then they knew that the ruin was a temple of Mithras, built about A.D. 150, where armored Roman legionnaires worshiped, particularly during the dying years of the Roman empire, when...
...broad transepts of Westminster Abbey, a thousand peers and ladies sat, clothed in velvet and miniver, dazzling in their show of decorations won in peace and war. In the nave, the chivalry of empire unrolled like a Bayeux tapestry. Music played, yet over 7,000 subjects, gathered to honor their Queen while worshiping their God, a hush of dedication hung like a prayer...
Corned Beef & Cabbage. Bishop Sheil's Silver Jubilee began last week with Mass. Into the nave of Holy Name Cathedral crowded a congregation of 1,800, and in the sanctuary were 29 bishops. Chicago's archbishop, Samuel Cardinal Stritch, read a message from the Pope: "Ever since you received the fullness of the priesthood you have performed a zealous and fruitful ministry . . . Wishing in some outstanding way to render testimony of our affection toward you, we have decided to name you Assistant at our Pontifical Throne...
...rebuild the old church, yet would hold twice as large a congregation. Architect Gsaenger's proposal: a stark, clean-lined, oblong structure, to hold 1,000 worshipers and cost only 2,500,000 marks (about $595,000). Gsaenger's church has no traditional spire, no cruciform nave. Instead, it will have a flattish, gently undulating roof, and a square, 197-foot tower topped with a slim cross. Inside, Architect Gsaenger plans to erect movable steel and glass partitions, separating the church proper from an adjoining community center seating...
...From the nave, González built steps to the altar, a massive table of bricks. High in the apse, stark against the black salt, he set a 20-ft. cross made of thick, wooden poles. Last week, in preparation for the Christmas service, the miners were putting a finishing touch on their church: a 2,200-ft. tunnel to the mountain slope, which will provide a reassuring pinpoint of daylight for nervous visitors...