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The Chair, The Ambo, and the Altar: An Expression of the Tria Munera

Thesis advisor: John F. Baldovin / Thesis advisor: Liam Bergin / This thesis is founded on the ecclesiological premise that the way in which the chair of the priest celebrant, the ambo, and the altar, are shaped and placed in a church greatly informs sacred worship and can either hinder or promote active participation or separation between ordained ministers and laity. What is the the ideal arrangement of the sacred space? This work aims to uncover the history and theology of each axis of the liturgy (chair, ambo, altar), and link them to the munera received in Baptism and Holy Orders in order to present a liturgically inspired arrangement of the sacred space. Finally, a case study of a recently built church will be presented to support the conclusion. / Thesis (STL) — Boston College, 2023. / Submitted to: Boston College. School of Theology and Ministry. / Discipline: Sacred Theology.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:BOSTON/oai:dlib.bc.edu:bc-ir_109843
Date January 2023
CreatorsFilippucci, Andrea
PublisherBoston College
Source SetsBoston College
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, thesis
Formatelectronic, application/pdf
RightsCopyright is held by the author, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise noted.

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