Lowrie, Walter, 1868-1959 · New York : The Macmillan company ; London : Macmillan & co. · leaf 191
steps above the floor of thechurch, an opening in the wall of the platform beneath thealtar afforded a view of the relics. The chamber surroundingthe tomb, and the shaft or gallery through which it was putin relation with Hie altar, is called the confessio. No part of the ancient churches has… … * / liliK Fig. 56. — Altar with fenestella confessionis, in S. Alessandro, Rome. Fifth century. exhibit substantially the early scheme. The opening into theconfessio was closed by a grating of stone or metal — the fenes-tella confessionis — which allowed the worshippers a glimpseof the tomb. It is…
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