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Octagonal Chapels or Churches
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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occur only at Stony Middleton, Wisby, Milan, Perugia, Ravenna, Hierapolis, and the modern St. Dunstan's-in-the-West, London. There was formerly one at Ayot St. Peter's. The form is mentioned by Eusebius at Antioch in the case of a church built by Constantine, and was a modification of the principle of the round church. There is an octagonal porch at St. Mary's Redcliffe, and a chamber in modern times called the Baptistery, but really connected with the water system, at Canterbury Cathedral.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Octagonal Chapels or Churches'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​o/octagonal-chapels-or-churches.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Octagonal Chapels or Churches'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​o/octagonal-chapels-or-churches.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.