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chapel

[chap-uhl] / ˈtʃæp əl /


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Those words come from Byfield himself, describing an encounter at his local chapel in Gloucestershire during the 1850s, when he was 63 and living with the effects of his wartime injuries.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026

Thousands have queued to pay their respects to the late king, during his lying in state in the chapel of the Royal Palace in the Norwegian capital.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

Inside the Universalist Unitarian Church of Riverside, a line of masked people filed into the red-lighted chapel, one by one, to take part in the rite of confession.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

Guests stroll into blacksmith shops and corn mills, dine on cinnamon bread and other local delicacies, and seek quiet time in an authentic Appalachian chapel.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

There was no dense and mysterious forest nearby, only bright orchards of fruit trees arranged in tidy rows, and the spires of Swanburne’s chapel were visible for miles around.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

The hotel today includes 238 guest rooms, four restaurants, two lounges, two chapels, a spa, pool and candy shop.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

Looming over the colorless town is its hulking circa-1385 monastery, extended in convent courtyards and stately chapels with lofty naves, offering dazzling displays of stained glass.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026

And yet the chapels, mosaics and gilded wood of Santa Maria Maggiore remain stunning.

From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2025

Many popes are buried in tombs in the grottos underneath St. Peter’s Basilica or in side chapels of the basilica itself, including all of Francis’ recent predecessors.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 13, 2023

During the summer of 1270 the chapels in the apse and most of the piers and buttresses of the choir were finished.

From "Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction" by David Macaulay

So, too, the chapelled choir, with its apse of rounded vaults rising in imposing tiers.

From The Cathedrals of Southern France by M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield




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