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Babinets (Czech: Babinec, Polish: Babiniec,[1] Russian: Бабинец, Ukrainian: Бабинець[2]) is a compartment in some Slavic churches, historically intended for women.[3][4] The term derives from the Slavic word baba, "woman".[5]

Tarnów Cathedral: 3- Babiniec, 4-Southern narthex

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