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A galilee is a chapel or porch at the west end of some churches. Its historical purpose is unclear.
The first reference to this type of
A galilee is a chapel or porch at the west end of some churches. Its historical purpose is unclear.
The first reference to this type of narthex
The narthex is an architectural element typical of Early Christian art and architecture, early Christian and Byzantine architecture, Byzantine basilicas and Church architecture, churches consisting of the entrance or Vestibule (architecture), ve ...
is most likely found in the ''consuetudines cluniacensis'' of Ulrich, or the ''consuetudines cenobii cluniacensis'' of Bernard of Cluny
Bernard of Cluny (or, of Morlaix or Morlay) was a twelfth-century French Benedictine monk, best known as the author of '' De contemptu mundi'' (''On Contempt for the World''), a long verse satire in Latin.
Life
Bernard's family of origin and pl ...
, (See ''De processione dominicali''). Since the definition of this type of narthex is ambiguous, this ecclesiastical
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