Church (building)
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| - | :''The Last Judgment'' was an object of a heavy dispute between [[Cardinal Carafa]] and Michelangelo: the artist was accused of immorality and intolerable obscenity, having depicted naked figures, with genitals in evidence, inside the most important [[church (building)|church]] of [[Christianity]], so a [[censorship]] campaign (known as the "[[Fig-Leaf Campaign]]") was organized by Carafa and [[Monsignor Sernini]] ([[Mantua]]'s ambassador) to remove the frescoes. When the Pope's own Master of Ceremonies, Biagio da Cesena, said "it was mostly disgraceful that in so sacred a place there should have been depicted all those nude figures, exposing themselves so shamefully," and that it was no work for a papal chapel but rather "for the public baths and taverns," Michelangelo worked the Cesena's semblance into the scene as [[Minos]], judge of the underworld (far bottom-right corner of the painting). It is said that when Cesena complained to the Pope, the pontiff responded that his jurisdiction did not extend to hell, so the portrait would have to remain. | + | |
| + | A '''church building''' is a [[building]] or [[structure]] whose primary purpose is to facilitate the meeting of a [[Ecclesia (church)|church]]. Originally, Christians met in [[synagogue]]s and in one another's homes. As Christianity grew and became more accepted by [[government]]s, rooms, and eventually entire buildings, were set aside for the explicit purpose of Christian [[worship]]. | ||
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| + | Traditional church buildings are often in the shape of a cross, and frequently have a tower or dome. More modern church buildings have a variety of architectural styles and layouts; many buildings that were designed for other purposes have now been converted for church use, and similarly many original church buildings have been put to other uses. | ||
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Architecture of cathedrals and great churches]] | ||
| + | *[[Architecture of the medieval cathedrals of England]] | ||
| + | *[[Basilica]] | ||
| + | *[[Cathedral]] | ||
| + | *[[Cathedral diagram]] | ||
| + | **[[Iconostasis]] | ||
| + | **[[Narthex]] | ||
| + | **[[Nave]] | ||
| + | **[[Sanctuary]] | ||
| + | *[[Chapel of ease]] | ||
| + | *[[Church architecture]] | ||
| + | *[[Chapel]] | ||
| + | **[[Sistine Chapel]] | ||
| + | *[[Cowboy church]] | ||
| + | *[[Double church]] | ||
| + | *[[Duomo]] | ||
| + | *[[Eastern Orthodox church architecture]] | ||
| + | *[[House church]] | ||
| + | *[[List of basilicas]] | ||
| + | **[[Church of the Holy Sepulchre]] | ||
| + | **[[Hagia Sophia]] | ||
| + | **[[St. Peter's Basilica]] | ||
| + | *[[List of cathedrals]] | ||
| + | **[[List of cathedrals in the United Kingdom]] | ||
| + | *[[List of highest church naves]] | ||
| + | *[[List of largest church buildings in the world]] | ||
| + | *[[List of tallest churches in the world]] | ||
| + | *[[List of Unitarian, Universalist, and Unitarian Universalist churches]] | ||
| + | *[[Meeting house]] | ||
| + | *[[Monastery]] | ||
| + | *[[Mosque]] | ||
| + | *[[Oldest churches in the world]] | ||
| + | *[[Palisade church]] | ||
| + | *[[Post church]] | ||
| + | *[[Pub Church]] | ||
| + | *[[Parish]] | ||
| + | *[[Polish Cathedral style]] | ||
| + | *[[Places of worship]] | ||
| + | *[[Post-congregational narrative]] | ||
| + | *[[Stave church]] | ||
| + | *[[Simultaneum]] | ||
| + | *[[Synagogue]] | ||
| + | *[[Temple]] | ||
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A church building is a building or structure whose primary purpose is to facilitate the meeting of a church. Originally, Christians met in synagogues and in one another's homes. As Christianity grew and became more accepted by governments, rooms, and eventually entire buildings, were set aside for the explicit purpose of Christian worship.
Traditional church buildings are often in the shape of a cross, and frequently have a tower or dome. More modern church buildings have a variety of architectural styles and layouts; many buildings that were designed for other purposes have now been converted for church use, and similarly many original church buildings have been put to other uses.
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See also
- Architecture of cathedrals and great churches
- Architecture of the medieval cathedrals of England
- Basilica
- Cathedral
- Cathedral diagram
- Chapel of ease
- Church architecture
- Chapel
- Cowboy church
- Double church
- Duomo
- Eastern Orthodox church architecture
- House church
- List of basilicas
- List of cathedrals
- List of highest church naves
- List of largest church buildings in the world
- List of tallest churches in the world
- List of Unitarian, Universalist, and Unitarian Universalist churches
- Meeting house
- Monastery
- Mosque
- Oldest churches in the world
- Palisade church
- Post church
- Pub Church
- Parish
- Polish Cathedral style
- Places of worship
- Post-congregational narrative
- Stave church
- Simultaneum
- Synagogue
- Temple
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