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n. - Small window or opening like a window.

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Usage examples (4)
  • In the fenestella of this altar there is a square opening through which brandea could be placed on the tomb.
  • In this case the sanctuary floor was not elevated above the floor of the Basilica, and therefore the fenestella occupied the space between the floor and the table of the...
  • In the sixth century this venerable sanctuary was still visited, and through its fenestella the bones of the martyrs scattered on the ground within could still be seen...
  • (Lat. from piscis, a fish, fish-pond, pool or basin, called also sacrarium, thalassicon, or fenestella)
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