 Ajax prepares to violate the sanctuary of Athena by abducting Cassandra by force: red-figure vase, c. 370-360 BCE - See also sanctuary (disambiguation)
Sanctuary has multiple meanings. A sanctuary is the consecrated (or sacred) area of a church or temple around its tabernacle or altar. In medieval law, a sanctuary was a place of religious right of asylum for felons on the run from the law. An animal sanctuary is a place where animals live and are protected. In modern parlance the term is used to mean a place of safety. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (615x757, 416 KB) Ajax (Lesser) prepares to drag the naked Cassandra away from the statue of Athena where she has sought sanctuary. ...
Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (615x757, 416 KB) Ajax (Lesser) prepares to drag the naked Cassandra away from the statue of Athena where she has sought sanctuary. ...
Helmeted Athena, of the Velletri type. ...
Painting by Evelyn De Morgan. ...
A sanctuary is a social institution. ...
The Tabernacle is known in Hebrew as the Mishkan ( משכן Place of [Divine] dwelling). It was to be a portable central place of worship for the Hebrews from the time they left ancient Egypt following the Exodus, through the time of the Book of Judges when they were engaged in conquering...
Sanctuary as a sacred place In Europe, Christian churches were usually built on a holy spot, generally where a miracle or martyrdom had taken place or where a holy person was buried. Examples are St. Peter's Basilica in Rome and St. Albans Cathedral in England, which commemorate the martyrdom of Saint Peter (the first Pope, according to Catholics) and Saint Alban (the first Christian martyr in Britain), respectively. The place, and therefore the church built there, was considered to have been sanctified (made holy) by what happened there. In modern times, the Roman Catholic Church has continued this practice by placing in the altar of each church, when it is consecrated for use, a box (the sepulcrum) containing relics of a saint. The relics box is removed when the church is taken out of use as a church. In the Eastern Orthodox Church, the antimension on the altar serves a similar function. It is a cloth icon of Christ's body taken down from the cross, and typically has the relics of a saint sewn into it. In addition, it is signed by the parish's bishop, and represents his authorization and blessing for the Eucharist to be celebrated on that altar. The Basilica of Saint Peter from Castel SantAngelo. ...
St Albans Cathedral from the west. ...
Saint Peter, also known as Simon ben Jonah/BarJonah, Simon Peter, Cephas and Kepha — original name Simon or Simeon (Acts 15:14) — was one of the Twelve Apostles whom Jesus chose from among his original disciples. ...
Saint Alban was the first Christian martyr in Britain. ...
The Eastern Orthodox Church is a religious organization which sees itself as the continuation of the original Christian body, founded by Jesus and his Twelve Apostles. ...
In the Orthodox liturgical tradition, the antimension (Greek instead of the table) is one of the furnishings of the altar. ...
Christ the Redeemer (1410s, by Andrei Rublev) An icon (from Greek , eikon, image) is an image, picture, or representation; it is a sign or likeness that stands for an object by signifying or representing it, or by analogy, as in semiotics; in computers an icon is a symbol on the...
A mitre is used as a symbol of the bishops ministry. ...
For the death metal band from Sweden, see Eucharist (band) The Eucharist or Communion or The Lords Supper, is the rite that Christians perform in fulfilment of Jesus instruction, recorded in the New Testament,[1] to do in memory of him what he did at his Last Supper. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1383x922, 210 KB) The Sanctuary of St Marys Cathedral. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1383x922, 210 KB) The Sanctuary of St Marys Cathedral. ...
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The Altar The area around the altar was also considered holy because of the physical presence of God in the Eucharist (communion bread, which Catholics considered to have been transubstantiated into the actual body of Jesus), both during the Mass and in the tabernacle on the altar the rest of the time. So that people could tell when Jesus was there (in the tabernacle), the "sanctuary lamp" would be lit, indicating that anyone approaching the altar should genuflect (bow by bending the knee and inclining the head), to show respect for Him. In most Eastern Orthodox churches, the sanctuary is separated from the nave (where the people pray) by an iconostasis, literally a wall of icons, with three doors in it. In many Roman Catholic and Anglican churches, altar rails mark the edge of the sanctuary. A sanctuary lamp in a Roman Catholic Church A sanctuary lamp is a red light which is hung or displayed in the Churches of those Christian faiths who believe in transubstantiation. ...
Links to full descriptions of the elements of a Gothic floorplan are also found at the entry Cathedral diagram. ...
17th-century iconostasis of Prophet Elias church, Yaroslavl. ...
Christ the Redeemer (1410s, by Andrei Rublev) An icon (from Greek , eikon, image) is an image, picture, or representation; it is a sign or likeness that stands for an object by signifying or representing it, or by analogy, as in semiotics; in computers an icon is a symbol on the...
A set of altar rails in a Dublin Church. ...
The area around the altar came to be called the "sanctuary," and that terminology does not apply to Christian churches alone: King Solomon's temple, built in about 950 B.C., had a sanctuary ("Holy of Holies") where the tabernacle ("Ark of the Covenant") was, and the term applies to the corresponding part of any house of worship. A late 19th-century artists conception of the Ark of the Covenant, employing a Renaissance cassone for the Ark and cherubim as latter-day Christian angels The Ark of the Covenant (×רון הברית in Hebrew: aron habrit) is described in the Hebrew Bible as a sacred container, wherein rested the stone...
Sanctuary can be a personal term; an individual can find or create a personal sanctuary.
Sanctuary in medieval law Sanctuary was also a right to be safe from arrest in the sanctuary of a church or temple, recognized by English law from the 4th to the 17th century.
Right of asylum -
Many ancient peoples, including the Egyptians, the Greeks, and the Hebrews, recognized a religious "right of asylum", protecting criminals (or those accused of crime) from legal action to some extent. This principle was adopted by the early Christian church, and various rules developed for what the person had to do to qualify for protection and just how much protection it was. In England, King Ethelbert made the first laws regulating sanctuary in about 600 A.D. By Norman times, there had come to be two kinds of sanctuary: All churches had the lower-level kind, but only the churches the king licensed had the broader version. The medieval system of asylum was finally abolished entirely by James I in 1623. Image File history File links Photo by Alan Hardy, Walkington News[1], East Yorkshire, UK. Taken on June 1, 2005. ...
Image File history File links Photo by Alan Hardy, Walkington News[1], East Yorkshire, UK. Taken on June 1, 2005. ...
Saint John of Beverley (d. ...
The East Riding of Yorkshire is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England, in the United Kingdom. ...
Right of asylum (or political asylum) is an ancient judicial notion, under which a person persecuted for political opinions or religious beliefs in his or her country may be protected by another sovereign authority, either the Church as in medieval sanctuaries or a foreign country. ...
Statue of Ethelbert. ...
Events August 6 - Pope Urban VIII is elected to the Papacy. ...
Relating to political asylum Main article: political asylum Power lines leading to a trash dump hover just overhead in El Carpio, a Nicaraguan refugee camp in Costa Rica Under international law, a refugee is a person who is outside his/her country of nationality or habitual residence; has a well-founded fear of persecution because of his/her...
During the Wars of the Roses, when the Yorkists or Lancastrians would suddenly get the upper hand by winning a battle, some adherents of the losing side might find themselves surrounded by adherents of the other side and not able to get back to their own side, so they would rush to sanctuary at the nearest church until it was safe to come out. A prime example is Queen Elizabeth Woodville, consort of Edward IV of England: Lancaster York For other uses see Wars of the Roses (disambiguation) The Wars of the Roses (1455 - 1485) were collectively an intermittent civil war fought over the throne of England between adherents of the House of Lancaster and the House of York. ...
Elizabeth Woodville or Wydville (c. ...
Edward IV (April 28, 1442 – April 9, 1483) was King of England from March 4, 1461 to April 9, 1483, with a break of a few months in the period 1470–1471. ...
In 1470, when the Lancastrians briefly restored Henry VI to the throne, Edward's queen was living in London with several young daughters. She moved with them into Westminster for sanctuary, living there in royal comfort until Edward was restored to the throne in 1471 and giving birth to their first son Edward during that time. When King Edward died in 1483, Elizabeth (who was highly unpopular with even the Yorkists and probably did need protection) took her five daughters and youngest son (Richard, Duke of York; Prince Edward had his own household by then) and again moved into sanctuary at Westminster. To be sure she had all the comforts of home, she brought so much furniture and so many chests that the workmen had to knock holes in some of the walls to get everything in fast enough to suit her. Henry VI (December 6, 1421 – May 21/22, 1471) was King of England from 1422 to 1461 (though with a Regent until 1437) and then from 1470 to 1471, and King of France from 1422 to 1453. ...
The Abbeys western façade The Collegiate Church of St Peter, Westminster, which is almost always referred to as Westminster Abbey, is a mainly Gothic church, on the scale of a cathedral (and indeed often considered one), in Westminster, London, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. ...
Edward V (4 November 1470 – 1483?) was the King of England from 9 April 1483 until his deposition two months later. ...
Animal sanctuary Main article: Animal Sanctuary An animal sanctuary is a place where animals can come to live and be protected for the rest of their lives. ...
An Animal sanctuary is a place where animals live and are protected.
References - J. Charles Cox (1911). The Sanctuaries and Sanctuary Seekers of Medieval England.
- John Bellamy (1973). Crime and Public Order in England in the Later Middle Ages.
- Richard Kaeuper (1982). "Right of asylum". Dictionary of the Middle Ages. v.1 pp.632-633. ISBN 0-684-16760-3
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