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chapel

[chap-uhl] / ˈtʃæp əl /


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Screen idol Audrey Hepburn married her first husband Mel Ferrer in the Burgenstock's chapel in 1954, and they made the luxurious destination their home, living in the resort's Villa Bethania.

From Barron's Jun. 21, 2026

The cover of “Communion” eschews the grandeur of a Catholic cathedral, in favor of a photograph of a humble Methodist chapel in a rural part of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

From Salon Jun. 15, 2026

The once thriving village included a chapel, a church, a shop, a pub, a school, a library, a post office and terraced houses.

From BBC Jun. 12, 2026

He has added a casino, wedding chapel, tennis center and attracted PGA and LIV Golf tournaments, partnering with some of golf’s biggest names.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 6, 2026

Sometimes, if I walked fast, I caught a glimpse of the Catholic schoolchildren lined up in twos, being led into the chapel by black-clad nuns whose faces were milky white and waxy.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago

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

Metz has been allowed a pilot program, operating vessels inside two historic chapels in the northern state of Schleswig-Holstein.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 3, 2026

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

Sandra Montes, dean of chapel at Union Theological Seminary was “super grateful,” that Admans was able to do several drag chapels while at the school.

From Seattle Times Oct. 14, 2023

In college chapels I would listen to folk singing and see plain altars draped with bright applique banners: JOY!

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

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

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




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