Definition of Parvise. Meaning of Parvise. Synonyms of Parvise

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Definition of Parvise

Parvise
Parvis Par"vis, Parvise Par"vise, n. [F. parvis, fr. LL. paravisus, fr. L. paradisus. See Paradise.] a court of entrance to, or an inclosed space before, a church; hence, a church porch; -- sometimes formerly used as place of meeting, as for lawyers. --Chaucer.

Meaning of Parvise from wikipedia

- Look up parvis in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A parvis or parvise is the open space in front of and around a cathedral or church, especially when...
- Cathedral. The parvise is accessed through a marble façade culminating in a wrought iron .... decorated with 10 bronze statues of saints. The parvise is separated...
- The folklore is that an old woman known as Elspeth, who lived in the parvise over the north porch of the church, first noticed the blaze and alerted...
- Malmesbury, in the Diocese of Bristol. The remains still contain a fine parvise (a room over the porch) which holds some examples of books from the abbey...
- this ritual) in imitation of the excited Jerusalemites. At the church parvise, a house, or the town plaza, children dressed as angels scatter flowers...
- Grantham, Lincolnshire, England which was founded in 1598. Located in the parvise, over the south porch of St Wulfram's Church, it has been claimed to be...
- consists of a west tower, three-bay nave, chancel and south porch with parvise. It is built of flint with stone and brick dressings and dates from the...
- Parvise of the Church of Santi Marcellino e Pietro in Imbersago, Italy...
- bell tower is 61 metres high. Pope John Paul II celebrated m**** on the parvise of the shrine during his visit to the island of Gozo on 26 May 1990. On...
- Ambulacrum is an architectural word that denotes an atrium, courtyard, or parvise in front of a basilica or church that is surrounded by arcades or colonnades...