Confessional St Justo and Pastor Church III

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by Guido Montanes Castillo

Title

Confessional St Justo and Pastor Church III

Artist

Guido Montanes Castillo

Medium

Photograph

Description

Confessional St Justo and Pastor Church III
A confessional is a box, cabinet, or stall in which the priest in Christian churches sits to hear the confessions of penitents. It is the usual venue for the sacrament in the Roman Catholic Church,[1] but similar structures are also used in Anglican churches of an Anglo-Catholic orientation, and also in the Lutheran Church.[citation needed] In the Catholic Church, confessions are only to be heard in a confessional or oratory, except for a just reason.[2]

The confessional is usually a wooden structure, with a centre compartment—entered through a door or curtain—in which the priest sits, and on each side there is a latticed opening for the penitents to speak through and a step on which they kneel. By this arrangement the priest is hidden, but the penitent is visible to the public. Confessionals sometimes form part of the architectural scheme of the church; many finely decorated specimens, dating from the late 16th and the 17th centuries, are found in churches on the continent of Europe. A notable example, in Renaissance style, is in the Saint Michael's church (fr) at Leuven. But more usually, confessionals are movable pieces of furniture

St Justo and Pastor Church. 1614. Granada. Spain
Pedro Sanchez authored church Justo and Pastor of Granada saints, 1614, whose dome was masked under the influence escurialense plasterwork decoration reveals the Andalusian way.

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June 29th, 2017