Belfry (Church-Tower)

Belfry (Church-Tower)
It is the tower that holds a church's bell.
On top of it is a cross, symbolizing the church.
It signifies that the church is the world's light.

Dictionary of church terms. — St. GEORGE'S COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH SPORTING - ALEXANDRIA EGYPT. .

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