Bible Encyclopedias
Corona

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(Lat.), the lower member of a classical cornice. The horizontal under surface of it is called the soffit. English ecclesiastical writers often have applied the term corona to the semicircular apsis of a choir.

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