<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">house churches</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31474007</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 21:07:32</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">churches, house</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">house church</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Private houses where members of a particular religious organization or group meet to pray. Types of house churches include "domus ecclesiae" of the early Christians, protestant worship places in China, and any other meeting places of modern sects or religious organizations whose ceremonies and activities take place in the houses of its members, rather than in a purpose-built church. ]]></dc:description></metadata>