rood beam meaning

noun
  A beam for supporting the rood

[Architecture]

A horizontal beam extending across the entrance to the chancel of a church to support the rood.

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1. On the rood beam there is a baroque crucifix from 18th century.
2. The rood beam and two stained glass windows were reinstalled at St Alban's.
3. The chancel screen and other furnishings were provided by Temple Moore in 1898-99 and rood beam figures by Lang of Oberammergau.
4. The figures on the rood beam ( Jesus, St . Mary, and St . John ) were carved by artists from Oberamergau, Germany, who were brought over to Wisconsin by Bp.
5. The design contains gothic influences, such as the magnificent stained glass blue-heart window, and pre-Reformation style elements, such as the replica of the original rood beam, which is unique in Scotland.