bishop's seat
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The original dedication is not known, but in 1588 it was already used as an Ecclesiastical Court, and the next year a bishop's seat was made for use in it.
From The Churches of Coventry A Short History of the City & Its Medieval Remains by Woodhouse, Frederick W.
To-day the nearest bishop's seat is at Tarbes, in the archbishopric of Auch.
From The Cathedrals of Southern France by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)
In 1627 the bishop's seat was removed to Sao Paulo de Loanda and Sao Salvador declined in importance.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 by Various
This catacomb contains an unquestionable example of a church, divided into a nave and chancel, with a rude stone altar and bishop’s seat behind it.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various
SW. of Lyons, a bishop's seat, with a 10th-century cathedral; is the centre of a great lace manufacture.
From The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by Nuttall, P. Austin
