A chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary in a church or cathedral, typically to the east of the high altar in a cathedral and to the south of it in a church.
（教堂内的）圣母堂
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Almost every church would also have had side altars, dedicated to individual saints or, quite commonly, to the Virgin, often in a Lady chapel named after her.
Definition of Lady chapel in US English:
Lady chapel
nounˈlādē ˈˌCHapəl
A chapel in a church or cathedral dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
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Almost every church would also have had side altars, dedicated to individual saints or, quite commonly, to the Virgin, often in a Lady chapel named after her.