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retrochoir

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retrochoir
A chapel behind the high altar of a church but in front of the Lady chapel if there is one.
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There are special details like the elegant facade, the main altar which is only lit up by natural light that filters in through the retrochoir and the whittled wooden seating in the choir area.
The Perfect Opportunity to Admire Malaga by Erica Bosworth / Travel, recreation and leisure community
2), by Terenzio d'Urbino, dating from the first decade of the seventeenth century; was placed by the Capuchins over the altar in their new retrochoir at SS.
Mothers and Sons: Two Paintings for San Bonaventura in Early Modern ... by VALONE, CAROLYN / Renaissance Quarterly
 
 
 
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