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Definition of Hagioscope

Hagioscope
Hagioscope Ha"gi*o*scope`, n. [Gr. ? sacred + -scope.] An opening made in the interior walls of a cruciform church to afford a view of the altar to those in the transepts; -- called, in architecture, a squint. --Hook.

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- A hagioscope (from Ancient Gr**** άγιος (ágios) 'holy' and σκοπεῖν (skopeîn) 'to see') or squint is an architectural term denoting a small spla**** opening...
- Cell of a recluse with hagioscope in Bro Church, Gotland, Sweden...
- shuttered window in the common wall facing the sanctuary, called a "hagioscope" or "squint". Anchorites provided spiritual advice and counsel to visitors...
- chancel, and in the south wall of the nave can be seen a very unusual hagioscope (or squint), which is set diagonally within the stonework, to allow a...
- An interesting detail of the nave is the so-called "leper's squint" or hagioscope on the north side. This small aperture through the oak wall was formerly...
- pentagonal building, possibly a sacristy. It should also be noted the hagioscope or "Trou à lépreux" (leper hole), consisting of an external opening "pierced...
- western facades of churches. Prince's portal at the Bamberg Cathedral Hagioscope, a spla**** opening for observation Squinch, a conical-shaped vault spanning...
- interesting feature of the Roman Catholic Church of St. Clemens is the hagioscope, which allowed lepers to view the service from outside. Bishop Benno II...
- remarkable detail of the church is the Hagioscope which allowed lepers to join the service from outside. Another hagioscope was exposed nearby in St. Clemens...
- the wall through which she could receive the Eucharist and a squint (or hagioscope) for her use for prayer and reflection. She left her cell and in 1332...