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Title: The altar faced Eastward Post by: CyrilSebastian on April 12, 2018, 08:57:51 PM What in the early Church determined the position of the altar that it faced Eastward?
Title: Re: The altar faced Eastward Post by: Shin on April 15, 2018, 09:03:28 AM Let's see hmm. . . to the East is the rising sun at dawn. . . :flower:
Title: Re: The altar faced Eastward Post by: CyrilSebastian on February 05, 2024, 06:52:29 PM The Apostolic Constitutions written between 375 and 380 AD. gave it as a rule that churches should have the sanctuary (with apse and sacristies) at the east end. Title: Re: The altar faced Eastward Post by: eschator83 on February 06, 2024, 09:33:27 PM I'm thinking that the old rules you referred to must have meant the priest must have had his back to the Congregation, until Vatican II. Do you think the Christmas star rising in the East might have been a primary factor?
Title: Re: The altar faced Eastward Post by: CyrilSebastian on February 10, 2024, 05:42:44 PM Quote from: eschator83 link=topic=2849.msg66846#msg6I do not know if the 6846 date=1707269607 I'm thinking that the old rules you referred to must have meant the priest must have had his back to the Congregation, until Vatican II. Do you think the Christmas star rising in the East might have been a primary factor? I do not know if the Christmas star rising in the East might have been a primary factor. |