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Direction of an altar

In which direction do you usually face when you look at the altar in anglican church?

footle2 Wed 21/05/08 20:36

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Diane1954
Wed 21/05/08
20:39

east (I think)

Octavius
Wed 21/05/08
20:45

Are you referring to 'liturgical East'?

It's when the priest/congregation faces East because all the churches were built to face the rising sun as a symbol of the resurrection and also because Jesus would return to Jerusalem, which was also in the East.

niceboy
Wed 21/05/08
23:41

It's east, because pagans worshipped the rising sun.

Octavius
Thurs 22/05/08
08:44

And it made the stained glass windows look pretty in the mornings.

jno
Thurs 22/05/08
17:04

depends where you're standing. It's usually towards the east end, but if you're behind it you'll be facing west

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