Did You Know

The original Church building design was done to strict proportions of the human body. The Sanctuary was exactly the proportion of the head and rest of the church was seven times that of the sanctuary.  If the human body is measured properly you will see the measurement of the head is three times the distance from top of head to navel, and five times the distance from the navel to the feet. Thus old church distances were sanctuary = 1 head. Chancel = 3 heads (including sanctuary as part of chancel), and nave being 5 heads.  These measurements were strictly adhered to in the original Christian Churches.

Written by the Presiding Archbishop of The Australian Church of Antioch, The Most Reverend Frank Bugge.  © Frank Bugge 2012