Ancient and the Early Medieval Ages places of worship in the Romanian space. Canonical norm and practical orientation of altars in the Paleo-Cristian churches. LUOGHI DI CULTO ANTICHI E PRIMO MEDIOEVO NELLO SPAZIO RUMENO. NORMA CANONICA E ORIENTAMENTO PRATICO DEGLI ALTARI NELLE CHIESE PALEO-CRISTIANE
Journal: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Year: 2020

In the Early Middle Ages, we can see the orientation of the altars of Christian churches in all cardinal directions, starting with the oldest to the West, according to the Bible precepts, then to the North, to the South and to the East, following the Apostolic Constitutions, in the year 380. In the Eastern Carpathian territory in the Early Middle Ages, wall churches and Syrian influence, were built with altered Southern, non-apse (square) altars, and to the East. Also, of Byzantine origin, with