the term also refers to the apse of a church or to a niche therein

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• exedra — exedral, adj. /ek si dreuh, ek see /, n., pl. exedrae /ek si dree , ek see dree/. 1. (in ancient Greece and Rome) a room or covered area open on one side, used as a meeting place. 2. a permanent outdoor bench, semicircular in plan and having a… …   Universalium

• Early Roman Christian Cemeteries —     Early Roman Christian Cemeteries     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Early Roman Christian Cemeteries     This article treats briefly of the individual catacomb cemeteries in the vicinity of Rome. For general information on the Roman catacombs, see …   Catholic encyclopedia