What is Chapel?
A '''chapel''' is a place for [[Christianity|Christian]] worship. The word is used in several different ways. Generally, a chapel is a place of worship that is not a [[church]] which belongs to a [[parish]] in a village or town, but is more private or has a special purpose. [[Image:LeperChapelCambridge.jpg|thumb|280px|This chapel near Cambridge in England was built in the 1100s as a place for people with Leprosy to worship, as they were not welcome in the other churches.]] ==Private chapels== ===Small chapels=== Some large houses and palaces have their own private chapel where the family and the servants of the house can worship. Usually these chapels are small. As well as being used for prayers, the chapel might also hold the graves of members of the family, or else have memorials and statues around the walls. Famous small family chapels are at [[Haddon Hall]] in [[Derbyshire]] and in the ''Riccardi Medici Palace'' in [[Florence]]. This small chapel has famous [[fresco]]es of the [[Three Kings]] by [[Benozzo Gozzoli]]. [[Image:AldenBiesen05.jpg|thumb|The Chapel at the Castle of Alden Biesen]] ===Large chapels=== Some private chapels are as large as very large churches. Because these large chapels can only be built by very rich people, they often have magnificent architecture or very rich decoration. Some of the most famous large private chapels are [[St. George]]'s Chapel at [[Windsor Castle]], the [[Chapel Royal]] at [[Versailles Palace]] and the [[Sistine Chapel]] at the [[Vatican]] Palace. The [[Sistine Chapel]] is the chapel of the [[pope]]s and is famous for its ceiling painted by [[Michelangelo]]. [[Image:Naval Academy chapel.jpg|thumb|left|The United States Naval Academy Chapel.]] ===College chapels=== Many universities, colleges, schools, law courts, hospitals and prisons have their own chapels. These might be a grand and beautiful building like the [[Eton College]] Chapel, or just a small room that is set aside for prayer. At many schools, Chapel Service is an important part of the week, when t