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  Lady chapel

  noun

  a chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary, attached to a church, and generally behind the high altar at the extremity of the apse.
• Lady Chapel
  Lady Chapel

  noun

  a chapel within a church or cathedral, dedicated to the Virgin Mary

Lady chapel

American  

noun

1. a chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary, attached to a church, and generally behind the high altar at the extremity of the apse.

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Lady Chapel British  

noun

1. a chapel within a church or cathedral, dedicated to the Virgin Mary

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Etymology

Origin of Lady chapel

1400–50; late Middle English ( oure ) lady chapell

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Our local antiquaries have long been puzzled by an inscription in the Lady chapel of our cathedral.

From Notes and Queries, Number 77, April 19, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by George Bell

Indeed, so commodious is the Lady chapel, that it is used as a parish church.

From Stained Glass Tours in England by Charles Hitchcock Sherrill

He was buried in the Lady chapel at Loretto.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various

A more usual number is five, and the central apse, being of larger dimensions, becomes the Lady chapel.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various

Considerable portions are standing of the so-called chapel of St Joseph at the west end, which has been identified with the Lady chapel, occupying the site of the earliest church.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" by Various

This traditional speech, filmed in the Lady Chapel of the medieval church in central London, follows his "good news" earlier this month about responding well to cancer treatment.

From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2025

Lancaster Cathedral is holding a service on Monday at 19:00 BST, while Liverpool Cathedral has opened a prayer station in the Lady Chapel.

From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2025

The windows are being installed in the beautiful 16th-century Lady Chapel.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 2, 2013

Stained glass artist Helen Whittaker puts finishing touches to one of the new windows in the Lady Chapel.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 2, 2013

But the usual situation of the Lady Chapel, at the east end of the choir or presbytery, proves nothing of the kind.

From Ecclesiastical Curiosities by Various