- A
hagioscope (from
Ancient Gr**** άγιος (ágios) 'holy' and σκοπεῖν (skopeîn) 'to see') or
squint is an
architectural term
denoting a
small spla**** opening...
-
pentagonal building,
possibly a sacristy. It
should also be
noted the
hagioscope or "Trou à lépreux" (leper hole),
consisting of an
external opening "pierced...
- 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...
- 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...
-
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...
- and
English church buildings of the 12th
century have such
windows too.
Hagioscope, a spla****
opening for
observation Squinch, a conical-shaped
vault spanning...
-
opened up so that the
chapels now form the
north aisle. A squint, or
hagioscope, near the
altar is
claimed to be England's longest. The
tower and spire...
