the chancel is the part of a church that contains the altar.
the chancel is the part of a church that contains the altar.
part of a church that contains the altar?
chancel
the heating plant room underneath the steeple was used until 1. july 1946 as church. during the time of the reconstruction starting from 26 september 1948 the parish hall which is under the church was used as a church beneath the church. in 1950 "holy cross" became its own parish with its own church executive committee. 1951 the order for the re-establishment of the church could be given. 1952 the inside of the church were restored. the church windows were glazed new by the glass painter lorenz matheis with stained glass window in white and golden yellow colours. the walls and the ceiling were painted in a single-coloured finish. 1957 the kindergarten in the west of the church was built. in 1965 a stage for events was built in the parish hall under the church ship during a renovation. in 1968 the altar area was transformed, a consequence of the liturgy reformation by the second vatican council. the altar was shifted, so that the priest could celebrate the service turned to the fold. a stone lectern replaced the torn off pulpit. the old altar under the great wall-cross in the chancel was replaced by the baptismal font. the ceiling got an orange and the walls a light-beige paint. in 1969 the first election of the parish council took place. in 1975 the board of directors elected by the parish council replaced the church executive committee. in 1990 a further transformation of the altar was executed. the baptismal font now was located in the entrance hall of the church. it was replaced by a sacramental altar at the place of the old high altar was built and the tabernacle was placed on it. starting from 1991 the minister of the fold was also simultaneous ministers of the parish "maria-rosenkranz" (=mary rosary) in frankfurt-seckbach. 1992 the church interior was restored to the original condition with the walls in a checkerboard pattern in light and dark red colours.
holy cross church, frankfurt-bornheim
before the second vatican council, latin-rite priests could lawfully celebrate mass only on a properly consecrated altar. this consecration was carried out by a bishop, and involved specially blessed "gregorian water" (water to which wine, salt, and ashes are added), anointings and ceremonies. the first class relics of at least two saints, at least one of which had to be a martyr, were inserted in a cavity in the altar which was then sealed, a practice that was meant to recall the use of martyrs' tombs as places of eucharistic celebration during the persecutions of the church in the first through fourth centuries. also in the cavity were sealed documents relating to the altar's consecration. the tabletop of the altar, the "mensa", had to be of a single piece of natural stone (almost always marble). its supports had to be attached to the mensa. if contact was later broken even only momentarily (for instance, if the top was lifted off for some reason), the altar lost its consecration. every altar had to have a "title" or "titulus" in latin. this could be the holy trinity or one of its persons; a title or mystery of christ's life (christ the good shepherd; the holy cross); mary in one of her titles (mother of christ; our lady of good counsel); or a canonized saint. the main altar of a church had to have the same title as the church itself, for instance, there are many "side altars" in st. patrick's cathedral, new york, but the "high altar" in the center is dedicated to st. patrick. this reflected the idea that the altar was the key element, and the church was built to house it, as opposed to the church being built and simply supplied with an altar as part of its furniture.
altar stone