what is its role as a sacred place?
In Europe, Christian churches were sometimes built on land considered to be a particularly holy spot, perhaps where a miracle or martyrdom was believed to have taken place or where a holy person was buried and therefore the church built there, was considered to have been sanctified (made holy) by what happened there
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n Europe, Christian churches were sometimes built on land considered to be a particularly holy spot, perhaps where a miracle or martyrdom was believed to have taken place or where a holy person was buried. Examples are St. Peter's Basilica in Rome and St. Albans Cathedral in England, which commemorate the martyrdom of Saint Peter (the first Pope) and Saint Alban (the first Christian martyr in Britain), respectively.

The place, and therefore the church built there, was considered to have been sanctified (made holy) by what happened there.
what were some features of ancient egyptian temples Cavetto cornices at the tops of walls were made to imitate rows of palm fronds placed atop archaic walls, and the batter of exterior walls, while partly meant to ensure stability, was also a holdover from archaic building methods and temple ground plans usually centered on an axis running on a slight incline from the sanctuary down to the temple entrance why were they built? For the official worship of the gods and in commemoration of the pharaohs what can you tell me about its structure? The most important part of the temple was the sanctuary, which typically contained a cult image, a statue of its god can you tell me more about the former part? A sanctuary, in its original meaning, is a sacred place, such as a shrine and by the use of such places as a haven, by extension the term has come to be used for any place of safety
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Sanctuary [SEP] Sanctuary as a sacred place
In Europe, Christian churches were sometimes built on land considered to be a particularly holy spot, perhaps where a miracle or martyrdom was believed to have taken place or where a holy person was buried. Examples are St. Peter's Basilica in Rome and St. Albans Cathedral in England, which commemorate the martyrdom of Saint Peter (the first Pope) and Saint Alban (the first Christian martyr in Britain), respectively. The place, and therefore the church built there, was considered to have been sanctified (made holy) by what happened there. In modern times, the Catholic Church has continued this practice by placing in the altar of each church, when it is consecrated for use, a box (the "sepulcrum") containing relics of a saint.