chancel

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By turns mournful and joyous, the instrument energized congregations and fostered a call and response between the chancel and the pews.

From Washington Post • Jun. 16, 2020

The coffins have been left undisturbed, though builders have installed a glass panel in the chancel floor above them for visitors to catch a glimpse.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2017

Two of the three faces in the church’s chancel windows portraying St. Paul, St. John and Christ knocking at the door were cracked and had to be sent to England.

From Washington Times • Mar. 13, 2017

Important people would likely be in the chancel, where, by Protestant tradition, the elite were laid to rest.

From Slate • Aug. 4, 2015

Or was the vault under the chancel of Gateshead Church an inviting bourne?

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë