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.
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Lady Chapelnouna chapel within a church or cathedral, dedicated to the Virgin Mary
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Lady Chapel
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Etymology
Origin of Lady chapel
1400–50; late Middle English ( oure ) lady chapell
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Every division of the church seems spacious, the ample transepts, wide choir aisles, and large Lady chapel, completing the effect begun by the nave and choir.
From Stained Glass Tours in England by Charles Hitchcock Sherrill
In the Lady chapel, planting roses and anemones.
From The Cathedral by J.-K. (Joris-Karl) Huysmans
They continued their labours by adding a Lady chapel, soon after, in the east end, and rebuilding the choir in the Early English style.
From Cathedral Cities of England by George Gilbert
When the priest reached the Lady chapel he sat down, still trembling a little, and threw all his attention into his ears, determined to hear the first movement that the kneeling figure made behind him.
From None Other Gods by Robert Hugh Benson
Supposing now we build it, beginning at the end, the apse; there we naturally place the Lady chapel, as we find it in most cathedrals.
From The Cathedral by J.-K. (Joris-Karl) Huysmans
The King, speaking in the abbey's medieval Lady Chapel, also hailed the "spontaneous bravery" of those who helped in emergencies, such as the Bondi Beach attack in Australia.
From BBC ● Dec. 25, 2025
The coffin will remain in the Lady Chapel overnight, before the funeral the following day.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2025
Stained glass artist Helen Whittaker puts finishing touches to one of the new windows in the Lady Chapel.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 2, 2013
The windows are being installed in the beautiful 16th-century Lady Chapel.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 2, 2013
The preservation of the parish Lady Chapel is therefore due to its position at the west of the presbytery.
From Ecclesiastical Curiosities by Various
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