chapel
Sign in to savethumb|Chapel of St Michael and St George at St Paul's Cathedral in London thumb|Schematic rendering of typical "side chapels" in the apse of a cathedral, surrounding the ambulatory A chapel (from , a diminutive of cappa, meaning "little cape") is a Christian place of prayer and worship that is usually relatively small. The term has several meanings. First, smaller spaces inside a church that have their own altar are often called chapels; the Lady chapel is a common type of these. Second, a chapel is a place of worship, sometimes interfaith, that is part of a building, complex, or vessel with s
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A chapel is a small Christian space for prayer and worship, either as a separate building or as a smaller room with its own altar within a larger church. Chapels matter because they provide dedicated spaces for worship and prayer in various settings, from inside cathedrals to hospitals and ships, making religious practice accessible in diverse locations.
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thumb|Chapel of St Michael and St George at St Paul's Cathedral in London thumb|Schematic rendering of typical "side chapels" in the apse of a cathedral, surrounding the ambulatory A chapel (from , a diminutive of cappa, meaning "little cape") is a Christian place of prayer and worship that is usually relatively small. The term has several meanings. First, smaller spaces inside a church that have their own altar are often called chapels; the Lady chapel is a common type of these. Second, a chapel is a place of worship, sometimes interfaith, that is part of a building, complex, or vessel with some other main purpose, such as a school, college, hospital, palace or large aristocratic house, castle, barracks, prison, funeral home, cemetery, hotel, airport, or military or commercial ship. Third, chapels are small places of worship, built as satellite sites by a church or monastery, for example in remote areas; these are often called a chapel of ease. A feature of all these types is that often no clergy are permanently resident or specifically attached to the chapel.
For historical reasons, chapel is also often the term used by independent or nonconformist denominations for their places of worship in England and especially in Wales, even where they are large and in practice operate like a parish church.