What was heated before churches, if they did not have chimneys

It can be quite cold in the temple. It is difficult to imagine what would have happened if there were no modern technologies that allow you to conduct services with relative comfort. At the same time, it is unlikely that at any of the temples you will see a chimney peacefully puffing with a light haze. So how did it heat up? church?



Here we are. "Site" I asked myself this not idle question. In the past, there were no TENs and UFOs, and it happens that they allow parishioners to enjoy the service in full: no one wants to be distracted by the cold during a dialogue with God. It happens in the biting cold.

The old church can already be made from the entrance. conclusion - the churches weren't heated. What can I say? And today in the projects of various temples is unlikely to notice a heating boiler. Historically, the church is not a place to live. So things like heating seem a priori superfluous here.



In general, heating the church is quite problematic. And they were afraid, because most of the old churches were wooden. Therefore, in the cold, the temperature inside was maintained by breathing, candle flames and hot hearts. But despite this, the parishioners still had to dress warmly.

A little different was the case with large stone temples. Sometimes in the walls laid special canals through which passed warm-air. And somewhere in the bowels of the stove. Such a system was usually used in castles and palaces, and there it took on a completely different scale. Church stoves were, obviously, smaller.



But what about the stove pipe, because the smoke has to go somewhere? Pipes as such, of course, could not be. Or rather, there were several of them, and they were disguised under different finishing elements. After all, the temple should not look like a bathhouse. In general, it is believed that the problem of heating in churches was dealt with only in the XIX century.

Rumor has it that some temples were built with an extensive underground, and due to such a message, the temperature kept above zero: in the cold, the basement everything seems warmer than the street. In general, for the service and even all-night was enough. By the way, in the summer, the same subway provides coveted coolness when the heat is outside. But not everywhere.



It is worth noting that heating the temple is not an easy task, and even now it seems inefficient and energy-consuming. Indeed, how can this be done in a building, if the dome is at a height of several tens of meters? But as it turns out, everything can be solved. Radiant thermal energy is used, and low-temperature floor plates can serve as a conductor.

For example, in Italian Pordenon during the reconstruction in the Cathedral of San Marco in the floors laid coil. Low-temperature plates are heated to only 29 degrees Celsius, which makes it possible to create a rather comfortable atmosphere. But in our latitudes, the temperature will have to be maintained constantly, which immediately adds to the price.



Heating is combined. Combine thermal convection with radiant heating. This means that electric heaters are installed in temples, which can raise the temperature by several degrees. However, here we are faced with low efficiency, because it is still not easy to heat a grand cathedral in this way. It's expensive. So we usually see immediate solutions. Like infrared heaters.

Priests are surprised at how much parishioners began to care about their own comfort. The temple is not a place where you can only talk. Therefore, it is recommended to simply dress warmly and, first of all, to tune yourself into a dialogue with God. And you need to remember that in churches should be preserved a special microclimate, which allows you to store for so long. ancient and other relics.



The abbots say that any church First of all, it is a temple for the soul. Warm hearts and thoughts about God. Be sure to write down what you think about this and whether the church really needs to be insulated. In the meantime, read this article about what to do before visiting the temple. Thank you for staying with us!

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