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Capsum

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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is a term for the nave of a church. Gregory of Tours (Hist. Fracnc. ii, 14) describes a certain church as having thirty-two windows in the sanctuary, twenty in the nave ("in capso ").

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Capsum'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​c/capsum.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
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