Editing Labyrinth (section)

===Christian use===
[[File:Labyrinth at Chartres Cathedral.JPG|thumb|300px|Walking the labyrinth at Chartres Cathedral]]

Labyrinths have on various occasions been used in Christian tradition as a part of worship. The earliest known example is from a fourth-century pavement at the Basilica of St Reparatus, at Orleansville, Algeria, with the words "Sancta Eclesia" {{sic}} at the center, though it is unclear how it might have been used in worship.

In medieval times, labyrinths began to appear on church walls and floors around 1000 AD. The most famous medieval labyrinth, with great influence on later practice, was created in [[Chartres Cathedral]].<ref name="kern_church">{{cite book
|last=Kern
|first=Hermann
|title=Through the Labyrinth: Designs and Meaning Over 5,000 Years
|year=2000
|publisher=Prestel
|isbn=978-3-7913-2144-8
|chapter=VIII. Church Labyrinths
}}</ref>

The use of labyrinths has recently been revived in some contexts of Christian worship. Many churches in Europe and North America have constructed permanent, typically unicursal, labyrinths, or employ temporary ones (e.g., painted on canvas or outlined with candles). For example, a labyrinth was set up on the floor of [[St Paul's Cathedral]] for a week in March 2000.<ref>Ian Tarrant and Sally Dakin, ''Labyrinths and Prayer Stations'', p 6.</ref> Some conservative Christians disapprove of labyrinths, considering them pagan practices or "[[New Age]]" fads.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?recnum=3440 |title=Maze Craze |author=Mark Tooley |work=Touchstone Magazine |publisher=The Fellowship of St. James |date=September 2000 |access-date=29 December 2016}}</ref>