When Did Pews First Appear in Churches?
History of Church Pews Starting Sometime in the Early 13Th Century, Sporadic Churches Started Carving a Few Less-Than-Comfortable Looking Benches into the...
When did churches add pews?
Most of the liturgical fittings in an average church, such as the pulpit and pews, were installed in the 19th century.
Where did the word church pew come from?
late 14c., peue, "raised, bench-like seat for certain worshipers" (ladies, important men, etc.), frequently enclosed, from Old French puie, puy "balcony, elevated place or seat; elevation, hill, mound," from Latin podia, plural of podium "elevated place," also "front balcony in a Roman theater" (where distinguished ...
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