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What are the origins of cathedrals and chapels?

  • Written by Samuel L. Boyd, Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Boulder
imageMosaic in San Vitale Basilica, Ravenna, Italynimu1956/Collection E+ via Getty images

Cathedrals and chapels have played vital roles in the development of Christian culture.

As a scholar of the Bible, Judaism and Christianity, I have come to learn the historic importance of these structures and the pivotal role they play in the practice of many...

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