Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In Christian antiq., a carved latticework or grating of marble, silver, etc., used to inclose shrines, as those of martyrs. It allowed the sacred coffer to be seen, but protected it from being handled. See cut in next column.
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Roman church of St. Clemente the urn containing the remains of St. Clement and St. Ignatius of Antioch is visible behind such a transenna.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913
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In case of translation the relics of a martyr were deposited in a crypt below the high altar, or in a hollow space beneath the altar, behind a transenna or pierced marble screen such as were used in the catacombs.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913
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Early Byzantine • Early Christian art: - Mosaic - archivolt • Sant-Apollinare Nuovo • St. John St.dios • Marble transenna or screen • Copied Greek literature What's the official language?
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Byzantine: behind the scene, St. John St.dios End of the Western complexity Marble transenna or screen Empire 527-565 AD.
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"needle" at Ripon Cathedral -- said to be an imitation of the Basilican transenna.
The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought Studies of the Activities and Influences of the Child Among Primitive Peoples, Their Analogues and Survivals in the Civilization of To-Day Alexander F. Chamberlain
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