Show early church literally made house of refuge days when the church was a refugo refuge in time of danger from the foes of the flesh rather than a spiritual sanctuary are recalled by dr william norman guthorle tn in an article in the churchman the invasion of tile the barbarians in spain and france he writes broke the tradition for western europe the church was not from the eighth to the twelfth century a judgment hall ball of christ but rather a stronghold and a communal mart and assembly and lastly a sanctuary for those who fled from what passed tor for feudal justice the stern dark church still surviving at the core ot of mont st hishiel was never meant tor for a pleasant festive assembly place it if for worship and mystic salvation it was primarily for bodily safety its massive walls its stout barrel vault bespeak the refuge to in time of danger detroit news |