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[Crispvs]

OT here, but churches are aligned to the east because the practice was established in the early middle ages when Jerusalem was held to be the holiest place on Earth and was known to be in 'the East', although cartography was sufficiently undeveloped that those building churches in 'Western Christendom' did not necessarily take into account the fact that Jerusalem is to the south-east rather than due east. Accordingly, churches were aligned in the percieved direction of Jerusalem. By the time it was well known that Jerusalem was not due east of most of Western Christendom the practice was already well established and still continues today in many places which may not necessarilly be to the west of Jerusalem.<br>
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Crispvs <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p200.ezboard.com/bromanarmytalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=crispvs>Crispvs</A> at: 7/7/04 7:33 pm<br></i>