| At the entrance end a narthex, or vestibule, extended the entire width of the nave and aisles. |
| The church, which is oval in plan, is preceded to the west by a semi-circular narthex. |
| When the Mass was over Gnat was capering around the narthex, showing off her happy frilly purple coat. |
| This narthex was commonly fronted by a colonnade and, in many cases, opened onto a court surrounded by either colonnades or arcades. |
| They were seated at the midpoint of the nave, with us facing them backward, that is, toward the narthex rather than the apse of the cathedral. |
| Above each narthex is a gynaeceum, which was for the use of women only. |
