Hilde Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 It just occurred to me. In my wilder, younger days you know, I went to several Lutheran churches. Most of them have a ship hanging from the ceiling or some kind of ship-like thing, one even has a sail from the ceiling and a shipshape in stone on the ground. Is this a thing that isn't normal for Catholic churches? Or maybe I just haven't been to enough of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Vega Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Never heard of anything like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slappo Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apotheoun Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laetitia crucis Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Hmmm.... the only "ship" related things I've seen with regards to a church are: 1) a stained glass window with a fisherman's boat and the Peter, James, and John fishing in it. 2) a stained glass window with the "Two Pillars" dream of St. John Bosco 3) the Cathedral in Davao City, Philippines (San Pedro's) is shaped kind of like a ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zunshynn Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 (edited) At one time it was customary for the Blessed Sacrament to be suspended above the altar in a container that was designed to look like different symbols of the faith... like sometimes a dove... possibly some were in the shape of a ship? The Blessed Sacrament is no longer reposed in this way in any church as far as I know though. the physical church itself is also often referred to in terms of being like a ship as well in certain elements of design. Edited April 21, 2010 by zunshynn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilde Posted April 21, 2010 Author Share Posted April 21, 2010 [quote name='USAirwaysIHS' date='22 April 2010 - 02:06 AM' timestamp='1271891176' post='2097569'] Never heard of anything like it. [/quote] srsly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilde Posted April 21, 2010 Author Share Posted April 21, 2010 random picture [img]http://www.ub.uit.no/baser/arkinord/data/media/430/saltdal06-med.jpg[/img] I'll see if i find a better one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zunshynn Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 My parish used to be a Lutheran church... we don't have anything like that... we do have a really awesome painting over the altar of the Holy Spirit though. Edit: oh it's in the back of the church? Interesting... I'll bet it's symbolism about the Church being the bark of Peter. Interesting it would be a tradition amongst Lutherans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilde Posted April 21, 2010 Author Share Posted April 21, 2010 [img]http://www.ub.uit.no/baser/arkinord/data/media/430/saltdalkirke04-med.jpg[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zunshynn Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Yeah never seen anything like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apotheoun Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Perhaps it is meant as a symbol for the Church as the ark of salvation, but I have never seen a ship suspended in the nave of a Church myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winchester Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Eh, Vikings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilde Posted April 21, 2010 Author Share Posted April 21, 2010 I always thought we were sailing towards the altar or towards Jesus. It must be a Scandinavian thing. Where the congregation sits is called the church ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bennn Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 I haven't seen that in any Catholic church, so I guess it is a Lutheran tradition? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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