chancel

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He said the candle-and-flower clad chancel and stained glass windows installed when his grandfather was a congregant were a touchstone for generations.

From Washington Times • Dec. 1, 2018

"The evidence of disturbance to the grave and repair to the chancel floor leads us to this conclusion."

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2016

At Jamestown I learned that the communion table stood in the chancel, and it was therefore the holiest spot in the church, and only the most important people in the community were buried beneath it.

From Slate • Aug. 4, 2015

Burying his kinsman in the chancel gave the governor a chance to make a statement, Horn said, beginning with the elaborate coffins.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 29, 2015

Hearing a cautious step behind me, I glanced over my shoulder: one of the strangers—a gentleman, evidently—was advancing up the chancel.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë