Bache : German - sow [wild] ; Spanish:hole:pothole
Altars were originally used for sacrifice:
Water systems were critical for the washing and bathing
of the meat including salting. Two major examples
The temple of Jerusalem, and the Pantheon were both
capable of processing 200-300 animals a day.
With the domestication of animals, cattle and
pigs, people may have felt conscientious doubt
about killing domestic animals rather than hunting
wild ones realising that man and animal may not survive
if they killed their progeny. Hence a covenant with God
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Stephen Buckley wrote:
> no one in their right mind would build a church in such a
situation, over a 'bache' (small valley)
Abbeys were frequently built on low ground near a stream as a ready
source of fresh water. Although one assumes that the abbey church
itself would be built on firm ground, I believe it was not unusual for
the lavatorium to be built actually over a stream, for example. Under
these circumstances, it would not be surprising for incomplete
understanding of the local hydrography or later replanning of the
buildings to lead to there being water under the church. Of course,
this is not to deny that any particular church may indeed have been
deliberately constructed to house a particular holy well.
On a separate point, I am intrigued by the word "bache" in this
context and wonder about its etymology? Is it related to German "bach"
(a brook) or to Celtic/Welsh "bach" (small)? Anybody know?
Glyn Williams
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