GALILEE  , an architectural See also:

• TERM

term sometimes given to a See also:

• PORCH (through the Fr. porehe, from Lat. porticus; the Ital. equivalent is portico, corresponding to the Gr. vapOi ; Ger. Vorhalle)

porch or See also:

• CHAPEL

chapel which formed the entrance to a See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

church . This is the See also:

• CASE
• CASE, JOHN (d. 1600)

case at See also:

• DURHAM
• DURHAM, JOHN GEORGE LAMBTON, 1ST EARL OF (1792–1840)

Durham and See also:

• ELY
• ELY, RICHARD THEODORE (1854— )

Ely cathedrals, and in See also:

• LINCOLN
• LINCOLN, ABRAHAM (1809-1865)
• LINCOLN, EARLS OF

Lincoln See also:

• CATHEDRAL

cathedral the name is sometimes given to the See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south-See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

west porch . The name is said to be derived from the scriptural expression " Galilee of the Gentiles " (Matt. iv . 15) . Galilees are supposed to have been used sometimes as courts of See also:

• LAW
• LAW (0. Eng. lagu, M. Eng. lawe; from an old Teutonic root lag, " lie," what lies fixed or evenly; cf. Lat. lex, Fr. loi)
• LAW, JOHN (1671—1729)
• LAW, WILLIAM (1686-1761)

law, but they probably served chiefly for penitents not yet admitted to the See also:

• BODY

body of the church . The Galilee would also appear to have been the See also:

• VESTIBULE (from Lat. vestibulum)

vestibule of an See also:

• ABBEY (Lat. abbatia; from Syr. abba, father)
• ABBEY, EDWIN AUSTIN (1852– )

abbey church where See also:

• WOMEN

women were allowed to see the monks to whom they were related, or from which they could hear divine service . The See also:

• FOUNDATION (Lat. fundatio, from fundare, to found)

foundation of what is considered to have been a Galilee exists at the west end of Fountains Abbey . Sometimes also corpses were placed there before interment .