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chapel of ease

American

noun

Roman Catholic Church.

a chapel in a remote part of a large parish, in which Mass is celebrated.

chapel of ease British

noun

a church built to accommodate those living at a distance from the parish church

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Etymology

Origin of chapel of ease

First recorded in 1530–40

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chapel of ease

No longer a regular parish, it is used for special occasions and is known as a "chapel of ease."

From Time Magazine Archive

To get around canon law, St. Mark's will technically be known as a "chapel of ease" rather than a parish for Catholics, but it will nonetheless be an approved place of worship.

From Time Magazine Archive

Callington is in the ecclesiastical parish of North Hill, and the church is merely a chapel of ease.

From Cornwall by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)

There was a chapel of ease there to Grinton.

From A Month in Yorkshire by White, Walter

No; we go to the chapel of ease at Furnival's Green.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850. by Various

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