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Retroquire

Space behind the high altar in a church or cathedral

In church architecture, a retroquire (also spelled retrochoir), or back-choir, is the space behind the high altar in a church or cathedral, which sometimes

Retroquire

Winchester Cathedral

Church in Hampshire, England

and very wide nave in the Perpendicular Gothic style, an Early English retroquire, and Norman transepts and tower. With an overall length of 558 feet (170 m)

Winchester Cathedral

Winchester_Cathedral

Segovia Cathedral

Cathedral in Segovia, Spain

and the Immaculate Conception. The current altarpiece that occupies the retroquire was located in the Palace of Riofrío, but was moved to its current location

Segovia Cathedral

Segovia_Cathedral

Derby Cathedral

Church in Derbyshire, England

Gibbs, completed in 1725. The tower dates from the 16th century, and a retroquire was added in the 20th century. The original church, dedicated to All Saints

Derby Cathedral

Derby_Cathedral

Choir (architecture)

Area of a church or cathedral

to the architectural choir or constructional choir. The back-choir or retroquire is a space behind the high altar in the choir of a church, in which there

Choir (architecture)

Choir_(architecture)

Chancel

Area around the altar of a Christian church

choir, the chancel and sanctuary may be the same area. In churches with a retroquire area behind the altar, this may only be included in the broader definition

Chancel

Richard of Chichester

13th-century Bishop of Chichester and saint

Bell & Sons. Atkinson. Chichester Cathedral: The Shrine of St Richard (Retroquire). pp.16-18 Lower. The Worthies of Sussex. p. 244 *Lawrence, C.H. (3 January

Richard of Chichester

Richard_of_Chichester

Southwark Cathedral Merbecke Choir

English choir

1549 Book of Common Prayer. He was tried and convicted of heresy in the retroquire of Southwark Cathedral in 1543 but received a pardon owing to the intervention

Southwark Cathedral Merbecke Choir

Southwark_Cathedral_Merbecke_Choir

Glastonbury Abbey

Former Benedictine abbey at Somerset, England

portions of the outer walls of the chancel aisles and the 14th century retroquire. There is also surviving stonework from the south nave aisle wall, west

Glastonbury Abbey

Glastonbury_Abbey

Iconostasis

Screen dividing Eastern Orthodox churches

Fedorov's Deesis, recently added to the retroquire screen at Winchester Cathedral, England. The differently situated rood screens of Western medieval churches

Iconostasis

Chichester Cathedral

Cathedral in West Sussex, England

The eastern end was extended from the round ambulatory to form a square retroquire or presbytery with lancet windows in a style that is transitional between

Chichester Cathedral

Chichester_Cathedral

History of the Church of England

The shrine of St Swithun in Winchester Cathedral (in the background is Fedorev's iconostasis in the retroquire)

History of the Church of England

History_of_the_Church_of_England

Alan Buxhull

Knight of the Garter and Constable of the Tower of London

royal patronage. Buxhull died on 2 November 1381, and was buried in the retroquire of St Paul's Cathedral, close to the shrine of St Erkenwald. His grave

Alan Buxhull

Alan_Buxhull

Ante-choir

Church architectural term

one bay of the nave. The ante-choir is also called the "fore choir". Retroquire, the space behind the high altar. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates

Ante-choir

Beirut Central District

Central business district in Beirut Governorate, Lebanon

his visit to Lebanon in May 1997 has been preserved in the cathedral's Retroquire. The Greek Orthodox Cathedral of St. Georges, completed in 1772, is located

Beirut Central District

Beirut_Central_District

Anne Sophie Reventlow

Queen of Denmark and Norway from 1721 to 1730

Cathedral, although to keep her from being buried with his father in the retroquire, he purchased the Trolle family chapel in the west end of the cathedral

Anne Sophie Reventlow

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