Sedilia (plural of Lat. sedile, seat) seats, made of stone, at Ardfert Cathedral, Tralee, Co. Kerry, Munster Province, Ireland.
Sedilia (plural of Lat. sedile, seat) seats, made of stone, at Ardfert Cathedral, Ardfert, near the city of Tralee, Kerry, Munster Province, Republic of Ireland. In ecclesiastical architecture, sedilia were found on the liturgical south side of an altar, often in the chancel, for use during Mass for the officiating priest and his assistants, the deacon and sub-deacon. The seat is often set back into the main wall of the church itself. In the 6th century, St. Brendan, the Navigator founded a monastery at this site near Tralee in County Kerry.
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Location: Ardfert Cathedral, Ardfert, near Tralee, County Kerry, Munster Province, Republic of Ireland, Europe
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