Nigel Yates
- Published in print:
- 2006
- Published Online:
- May 2006
- ISBN:
- 9780199242382
- eISBN:
- 9780191603815
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/0199242380.003.0003
- Subject:
- Religion, Church History
This chapter examines the religious leadership of Ireland between 1770 and 1850. There are separate sections on the Church of Ireland, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Presbyterian churches. Within ...
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This chapter examines the religious leadership of Ireland between 1770 and 1850. There are separate sections on the Church of Ireland, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Presbyterian churches. Within each of these sections, a number of key individuals have been identified and their careers analysed.Less
This chapter examines the religious leadership of Ireland between 1770 and 1850. There are separate sections on the Church of Ireland, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Presbyterian churches. Within each of these sections, a number of key individuals have been identified and their careers analysed.
Craig Wright
- Published in print:
- 2000
- Published Online:
- May 2008
- ISBN:
- 9780195124538
- eISBN:
- 9780199868421
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195124538.003.0016
- Subject:
- Music, History, Western
This chapter presents a short history of the Palm Sunday procession in the Western Church followed by a more detailed study of that ritual as it unfolded in medieval Chartres, especially using ...
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This chapter presents a short history of the Palm Sunday procession in the Western Church followed by a more detailed study of that ritual as it unfolded in medieval Chartres, especially using ordinals from the diocese. The procession at the cathedral of Chartres is reconstructed, the chants enumerated, and the processional route traced through the streets and into the secondary churches of that city. Finally, to determine what was unique about Palm Sunday in Chartres, the ceremony there is compared to similar practices at other cathedrals in northern France, specifically those at Amiens, Bayeux, Laon, Metz, Paris, Reims, Rouen, Sens, and Soissons. Not until the French Revolution did this colorful Chartres tradition come to an end.Less
This chapter presents a short history of the Palm Sunday procession in the Western Church followed by a more detailed study of that ritual as it unfolded in medieval Chartres, especially using ordinals from the diocese. The procession at the cathedral of Chartres is reconstructed, the chants enumerated, and the processional route traced through the streets and into the secondary churches of that city. Finally, to determine what was unique about Palm Sunday in Chartres, the ceremony there is compared to similar practices at other cathedrals in northern France, specifically those at Amiens, Bayeux, Laon, Metz, Paris, Reims, Rouen, Sens, and Soissons. Not until the French Revolution did this colorful Chartres tradition come to an end.
Patricia Londoño-Vega
- Published in print:
- 2002
- Published Online:
- January 2010
- ISBN:
- 9780199249534
- eISBN:
- 9780191719318
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199249534.003.0004
- Subject:
- History, American History: 19th Century
This chapter describes the ecclesiastical structure, geography, and sociology of dioceses, churches, chapels, parishes, and clergy. It explains that ecclesiastical jurisdictions varied a great deal ...
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This chapter describes the ecclesiastical structure, geography, and sociology of dioceses, churches, chapels, parishes, and clergy. It explains that ecclesiastical jurisdictions varied a great deal in physical extent from one diocese to another. It mentions several male as well as female orders established in Antioquia. It discusses that the positive local attitude towards religion not only influenced a fertile milieu for religious vocation, but also encouraged the lay citizens and authorities to sponsor the activities of the religious communities. It explains that the work of friars and nuns in education, catechising, social assistance, and missions was an important factor in the expansion of the institutional presence of the Catholic Church in the region. It adds that these congregations provided social coherence and, by offering instruction to people from all ranks, opened channels of upward mobility within the society of Antioquia.Less
This chapter describes the ecclesiastical structure, geography, and sociology of dioceses, churches, chapels, parishes, and clergy. It explains that ecclesiastical jurisdictions varied a great deal in physical extent from one diocese to another. It mentions several male as well as female orders established in Antioquia. It discusses that the positive local attitude towards religion not only influenced a fertile milieu for religious vocation, but also encouraged the lay citizens and authorities to sponsor the activities of the religious communities. It explains that the work of friars and nuns in education, catechising, social assistance, and missions was an important factor in the expansion of the institutional presence of the Catholic Church in the region. It adds that these congregations provided social coherence and, by offering instruction to people from all ranks, opened channels of upward mobility within the society of Antioquia.
M. E. Bratchel
- Published in print:
- 2008
- Published Online:
- January 2009
- ISBN:
- 9780199542901
- eISBN:
- 9780191715655
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199542901.003.0001
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Modern History
This chapter begins with chronicle traditions and the foundation myths, and is mainly concerned with identifying and explaining the territorial boundaries of the early commune. This chapter examines ...
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This chapter begins with chronicle traditions and the foundation myths, and is mainly concerned with identifying and explaining the territorial boundaries of the early commune. This chapter examines the links between the city territory of classical antiquity, the episcopal diocese after the conversion to Christianity, the Carolingian county of the 9th century, and the early commune as heir both of the county and of the bishopric. The chapter shows how the bishops of Lucca accumulated land primarily within their own diocese, and how these lands were leased to the great diocesan families who came to hold possessions throughout the entire diocese. The periphery was then tied to the centre by a great web of leases and mutual obligations, and this happened within the parameters of the diocese (which very largely coincided with the city territory of Roman times).Less
This chapter begins with chronicle traditions and the foundation myths, and is mainly concerned with identifying and explaining the territorial boundaries of the early commune. This chapter examines the links between the city territory of classical antiquity, the episcopal diocese after the conversion to Christianity, the Carolingian county of the 9th century, and the early commune as heir both of the county and of the bishopric. The chapter shows how the bishops of Lucca accumulated land primarily within their own diocese, and how these lands were leased to the great diocesan families who came to hold possessions throughout the entire diocese. The periphery was then tied to the centre by a great web of leases and mutual obligations, and this happened within the parameters of the diocese (which very largely coincided with the city territory of Roman times).
John McManners
- Published in print:
- 1999
- Published Online:
- November 2003
- ISBN:
- 9780198270034
- eISBN:
- 9780191600685
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/0198270038.003.0007
- Subject:
- Religion, Church History
The diocesan map of France was amazingly complex and confused. Dioceses varied in size enormously; fragmentation of jurisdiction was normal; ecclesiastical and secular jurisdictions did not coincide; ...
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The diocesan map of France was amazingly complex and confused. Dioceses varied in size enormously; fragmentation of jurisdiction was normal; ecclesiastical and secular jurisdictions did not coincide; and attempts at simplification came to nothing. But the Gallican Church did possess a highly developed sense of identity, embodied in the corps of bishops. Each diocese was divided into archdeaconries, though with little geographical or demographic consistency, and its own system of church courts. Bishops also made a real effort to maintain diocesan seminaries to keep up a supply of priests, though their austerity and narrow education attracted criticism.Less
The diocesan map of France was amazingly complex and confused. Dioceses varied in size enormously; fragmentation of jurisdiction was normal; ecclesiastical and secular jurisdictions did not coincide; and attempts at simplification came to nothing. But the Gallican Church did possess a highly developed sense of identity, embodied in the corps of bishops. Each diocese was divided into archdeaconries, though with little geographical or demographic consistency, and its own system of church courts. Bishops also made a real effort to maintain diocesan seminaries to keep up a supply of priests, though their austerity and narrow education attracted criticism.
JOHN NIGHTINGALE
- Published in print:
- 2001
- Published Online:
- January 2010
- ISBN:
- 9780198208358
- eISBN:
- 9780191716645
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198208358.003.0015
- Subject:
- History, European Medieval History
A series of three diplomata, granted by Arnulf, Zwentibold, and Charles the Simple, confirm the lands which pertained to the exclusive use of Saint-Maximin's religious community. They record a total ...
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A series of three diplomata, granted by Arnulf, Zwentibold, and Charles the Simple, confirm the lands which pertained to the exclusive use of Saint-Maximin's religious community. They record a total of thirty-three places, twenty-one of which were situated in the diocese of Trier. Three possessions were named in the diocese of Metz: Borny, Bezange-la-Petite, and Lucy in the Seillgau. The most striking and extensive outlying groups were those in the diocese of Mainz. The three diplomata give no indication of the extent of the community's holdings in each place, but the extensive estates with numerous and often distant dependencies recorded at many of these places in Saint-Maximin's late 12th-century polyptych are most likely to have stemmed from donations, often of royal fisc, in the Merovingian and early Carolingian periods. The increasing fragmentation of villae in the Moselle region during the 9th century made their acquisition at a later date improbable.Less
A series of three diplomata, granted by Arnulf, Zwentibold, and Charles the Simple, confirm the lands which pertained to the exclusive use of Saint-Maximin's religious community. They record a total of thirty-three places, twenty-one of which were situated in the diocese of Trier. Three possessions were named in the diocese of Metz: Borny, Bezange-la-Petite, and Lucy in the Seillgau. The most striking and extensive outlying groups were those in the diocese of Mainz. The three diplomata give no indication of the extent of the community's holdings in each place, but the extensive estates with numerous and often distant dependencies recorded at many of these places in Saint-Maximin's late 12th-century polyptych are most likely to have stemmed from donations, often of royal fisc, in the Merovingian and early Carolingian periods. The increasing fragmentation of villae in the Moselle region during the 9th century made their acquisition at a later date improbable.
Michael Decker
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- September 2009
- ISBN:
- 9780199565283
- eISBN:
- 9780191721724
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199565283.003.0002
- Subject:
- Classical Studies, European History: BCE to 500CE
Chapter 1 provides the geographical and climatic setting. In addition to providing a description of the area of interest (the diocese of Oriens, a grouping of provinces that extended from ...
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Chapter 1 provides the geographical and climatic setting. In addition to providing a description of the area of interest (the diocese of Oriens, a grouping of provinces that extended from southeastern Turkey through northern Mesopotamia, Cyprus and south to the Red Sea), This chapter addresses the question of climatic change that has come to be of increasing interest and has obvious implications for agricultural production. The chapter concludes that the climate of the area in the 4th through 7th centuries was similar to that of today, but slightly damper in the early portion of late antiquity and becoming increasingly drier. Following this overview, The chapter explores the issue of settlement, including a discussion of settlement density and argue for a settlement peak during the 4th through 6th centuries that was unsurpassed until the 20th century.Less
Chapter 1 provides the geographical and climatic setting. In addition to providing a description of the area of interest (the diocese of Oriens, a grouping of provinces that extended from southeastern Turkey through northern Mesopotamia, Cyprus and south to the Red Sea), This chapter addresses the question of climatic change that has come to be of increasing interest and has obvious implications for agricultural production. The chapter concludes that the climate of the area in the 4th through 7th centuries was similar to that of today, but slightly damper in the early portion of late antiquity and becoming increasingly drier. Following this overview, The chapter explores the issue of settlement, including a discussion of settlement density and argue for a settlement peak during the 4th through 6th centuries that was unsurpassed until the 20th century.
Veronica Ortenberg
- Published in print:
- 1992
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780198201595
- eISBN:
- 9780191674945
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198201595.003.0003
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Medieval History, History of Religion
This chapter focuses on Flanders, an area encompassing the largely Flemish-speaking dioceses in the area controlled partly by the counts of Flanders and, nominally if not always in reality, by the ...
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This chapter focuses on Flanders, an area encompassing the largely Flemish-speaking dioceses in the area controlled partly by the counts of Flanders and, nominally if not always in reality, by the king of France. Flanders is relevant because of the particular frequency and wealth of exchanges between late Anglo-Saxon England and the main Flemish centres — the first and closest points of contact of English people arriving on the Continent, or leaving it, after and before crossing the Channel. These dioceses are, from North to South, the sees of Noyon-Tournai, Thérouanne, and Arras-Cambrai. The discussion covers the factual evidence for contact, and cultural exchanges, liturgical and devotional exchanges, and artistic exchanges between England and Flanders.Less
This chapter focuses on Flanders, an area encompassing the largely Flemish-speaking dioceses in the area controlled partly by the counts of Flanders and, nominally if not always in reality, by the king of France. Flanders is relevant because of the particular frequency and wealth of exchanges between late Anglo-Saxon England and the main Flemish centres — the first and closest points of contact of English people arriving on the Continent, or leaving it, after and before crossing the Channel. These dioceses are, from North to South, the sees of Noyon-Tournai, Thérouanne, and Arras-Cambrai. The discussion covers the factual evidence for contact, and cultural exchanges, liturgical and devotional exchanges, and artistic exchanges between England and Flanders.
Tom Scott
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- May 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780199274604
- eISBN:
- 9780191738685
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199274604.003.0003
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Medieval History
The chapter explores the legal and political foundations of the early Italian communes, especially the close, but problematic, ties between cities as the seats of bishops, and the Roman and Frankish ...
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The chapter explores the legal and political foundations of the early Italian communes, especially the close, but problematic, ties between cities as the seats of bishops, and the Roman and Frankish legacy of county and diocese. Though the territorial expansion of Italian cities in many cases was erected on that legacy, some cities soon outran these historical confines. Expansion brought the cities into conflict with rural lords (many already with an urban presence), who were brought into alliances of mutual obligation and support, the phenomenon known as comitatinanza, which could take a variety of forms. The rivalries between feudal lords were frequently transferred into the cities where they were obliged to reside for part of the year, thereby making factionalism and instability permanent features of communal politics.Less
The chapter explores the legal and political foundations of the early Italian communes, especially the close, but problematic, ties between cities as the seats of bishops, and the Roman and Frankish legacy of county and diocese. Though the territorial expansion of Italian cities in many cases was erected on that legacy, some cities soon outran these historical confines. Expansion brought the cities into conflict with rural lords (many already with an urban presence), who were brought into alliances of mutual obligation and support, the phenomenon known as comitatinanza, which could take a variety of forms. The rivalries between feudal lords were frequently transferred into the cities where they were obliged to reside for part of the year, thereby making factionalism and instability permanent features of communal politics.
Judith Herrin
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- October 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780691153018
- eISBN:
- 9781400845224
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Princeton University Press
- DOI:
- 10.23943/princeton/9780691153018.003.0003
- Subject:
- History, World Medieval History
This chapter examines how Byzantine administration worked on the ground in the provinces of Hellas and Peloponnesos during the period 1180–1204. The Byzantine Empire was governed through a complex ...
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This chapter examines how Byzantine administration worked on the ground in the provinces of Hellas and Peloponnesos during the period 1180–1204. The Byzantine Empire was governed through a complex administrative system, predominantly military in nature, within which civilian and ecclesiastical sectors played a key role. The theme of Hellas and Peloponnesos was created in the first half of the eleventh century when the two provinces were combined into a single unit. It was administered by both military and civil appointees. The chapter considers the administrative structure of provincial government, focusing on the triad of military, civilian, and ecclesiastical administration. It also discusses the diocese under the metropolitan of Athens that extended over central Greece, along with the local government officials of Hellas and Peloponnesos.Less
This chapter examines how Byzantine administration worked on the ground in the provinces of Hellas and Peloponnesos during the period 1180–1204. The Byzantine Empire was governed through a complex administrative system, predominantly military in nature, within which civilian and ecclesiastical sectors played a key role. The theme of Hellas and Peloponnesos was created in the first half of the eleventh century when the two provinces were combined into a single unit. It was administered by both military and civil appointees. The chapter considers the administrative structure of provincial government, focusing on the triad of military, civilian, and ecclesiastical administration. It also discusses the diocese under the metropolitan of Athens that extended over central Greece, along with the local government officials of Hellas and Peloponnesos.
John J. Coughlin
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- January 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780195372977
- eISBN:
- 9780199871667
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195372977.003.0006
- Subject:
- Law, Philosophy of Law
This chapter addresses several specific issues in light of the theories of property discussed in Chapter 4. First, it examines the theological and canonical relationship between the diocese and the ...
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This chapter addresses several specific issues in light of the theories of property discussed in Chapter 4. First, it examines the theological and canonical relationship between the diocese and the parish in terms of the ownership of property. Second, it recounts the 19th-century struggle of the Catholic Church to secure its parish property in accord with the hierarchical structure required by canon law in opposition to the congregational model embraced by many Protestant churches. Third, it discusses the relationship between canon law and state law with regard to ecclesiastical property and in particular the ways in which state law permits the Catholic Church to hold its property in accordance with canon law. Finally, the chapter considers antinomian and legalistic approaches to church property and their impact on the rule of law from the perspective of the secularization of Catholic institutions.Less
This chapter addresses several specific issues in light of the theories of property discussed in Chapter 4. First, it examines the theological and canonical relationship between the diocese and the parish in terms of the ownership of property. Second, it recounts the 19th-century struggle of the Catholic Church to secure its parish property in accord with the hierarchical structure required by canon law in opposition to the congregational model embraced by many Protestant churches. Third, it discusses the relationship between canon law and state law with regard to ecclesiastical property and in particular the ways in which state law permits the Catholic Church to hold its property in accordance with canon law. Finally, the chapter considers antinomian and legalistic approaches to church property and their impact on the rule of law from the perspective of the secularization of Catholic institutions.
Alan Ryder
- Published in print:
- 2007
- Published Online:
- September 2007
- ISBN:
- 9780199207367
- eISBN:
- 9780191708718
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199207367.003.0010
- Subject:
- History, European Medieval History
This chapter focuses on Juan II, who inherited the throne of Aragon following the death of Alfonso. On his first appearance as sovereign in Catalonia, Juan dispelled all doubt as to his stance on the ...
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This chapter focuses on Juan II, who inherited the throne of Aragon following the death of Alfonso. On his first appearance as sovereign in Catalonia, Juan dispelled all doubt as to his stance on the peasant issue. Realizing that Juan was no better disposed towards them than his brother had been, the reactionary forces in Catalonia began to seek ways of imposing their will upon him.Less
This chapter focuses on Juan II, who inherited the throne of Aragon following the death of Alfonso. On his first appearance as sovereign in Catalonia, Juan dispelled all doubt as to his stance on the peasant issue. Realizing that Juan was no better disposed towards them than his brother had been, the reactionary forces in Catalonia began to seek ways of imposing their will upon him.
Ian Forrest
- Published in print:
- 2005
- Published Online:
- September 2007
- ISBN:
- 9780199286928
- eISBN:
- 9780191713217
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199286928.003.0009
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Medieval History
This chapter shows how anti-heresy policy was implemented and the reactions to it in Leicester archdeaconry (Lincoln diocese) during the course of a single visitation in 1413 conducted by Philip ...
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This chapter shows how anti-heresy policy was implemented and the reactions to it in Leicester archdeaconry (Lincoln diocese) during the course of a single visitation in 1413 conducted by Philip Repingdon, Thomas Brouns, and David Pryce. The wandering preacher William Ederyk makes an appearance, and the Hoskin's village, Wigston Magna, is discussed in some detail.Less
This chapter shows how anti-heresy policy was implemented and the reactions to it in Leicester archdeaconry (Lincoln diocese) during the course of a single visitation in 1413 conducted by Philip Repingdon, Thomas Brouns, and David Pryce. The wandering preacher William Ederyk makes an appearance, and the Hoskin's village, Wigston Magna, is discussed in some detail.
Michelle Armstrong-Partida
- Published in print:
- 2017
- Published Online:
- January 2018
- ISBN:
- 9781501707735
- eISBN:
- 9781501707827
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Cornell University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7591/cornell/9781501707735.001.0001
- Subject:
- Religion, Religion and Society
Two hundred years after canon law prohibited clerical marriage, parish priests in the late medieval period continued to form unions with women that were marriage all but in name. This book uses ...
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Two hundred years after canon law prohibited clerical marriage, parish priests in the late medieval period continued to form unions with women that were marriage all but in name. This book uses evidence from archives in four Catalan dioceses to show that maintaining a family with a domestic partner was not only a custom entrenched in Catalan clerical culture but also an essential component of priestly masculine identity, one that extended to the carrying of weapons and use of violence to resolve disputes and seek revenge, to intimidate other men, and to maintain their status and authority in the community. From unpublished episcopal visitation records and internal diocesan documents, the book reconstructs the personal lives and careers of Catalan parish priests to better understand the professional identity and masculinity of churchmen who made up the proletariat of the largest institution across Europe. These untapped sources reveal the extent to which parish clergy were embedded in their communities, particularly their kinship ties to villagers and their often contentious interactions with male parishioners and clerical colleagues. The book highlights a clerical culture that embraced violence and illuminates how the parish church could become a battleground in which rivalries among clerics took place and young clerics learned from senior clergymen to meld the lay masculine ideals that were a part of their everyday culture with the privilege and authority of their profession.Less
Two hundred years after canon law prohibited clerical marriage, parish priests in the late medieval period continued to form unions with women that were marriage all but in name. This book uses evidence from archives in four Catalan dioceses to show that maintaining a family with a domestic partner was not only a custom entrenched in Catalan clerical culture but also an essential component of priestly masculine identity, one that extended to the carrying of weapons and use of violence to resolve disputes and seek revenge, to intimidate other men, and to maintain their status and authority in the community. From unpublished episcopal visitation records and internal diocesan documents, the book reconstructs the personal lives and careers of Catalan parish priests to better understand the professional identity and masculinity of churchmen who made up the proletariat of the largest institution across Europe. These untapped sources reveal the extent to which parish clergy were embedded in their communities, particularly their kinship ties to villagers and their often contentious interactions with male parishioners and clerical colleagues. The book highlights a clerical culture that embraced violence and illuminates how the parish church could become a battleground in which rivalries among clerics took place and young clerics learned from senior clergymen to meld the lay masculine ideals that were a part of their everyday culture with the privilege and authority of their profession.
Andrew D. Brown
- Published in print:
- 1995
- Published Online:
- September 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198205210
- eISBN:
- 9780191676550
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198205210.003.0010
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Medieval History, History of Religion
The ravages of plague in the second half of the fourteenth century, the influence of mystics and hermits, and the pastoral efforts of archbishops promoted a more personalized, penitential devotion. ...
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The ravages of plague in the second half of the fourteenth century, the influence of mystics and hermits, and the pastoral efforts of archbishops promoted a more personalized, penitential devotion. But not all demands were satisfied and fear of heresy may have made that satisfaction less easy to deliver: access to the Bible in the vernacular was placed under much stricter supervision after 1408. While the inadequacies of the Catholic Church and more corporate forms of devotion do not mean that Lollardy became a popular and easily identifiable movement, it is difficult to sustain the view that Lollardy was merely the exaggerated product of post-Reformation propaganda or a series of ‘heterogeneous and ill-assorted conclusions’ scarcely deserving the name of ‘creed’. There is evidence for new forms of piety in the diocese, an interest in more personal forms of devotion, and an admiration for an austere piety. But ‘private’ devotion did not necessarily mean a movement away from the more public forms of devotion.Less
The ravages of plague in the second half of the fourteenth century, the influence of mystics and hermits, and the pastoral efforts of archbishops promoted a more personalized, penitential devotion. But not all demands were satisfied and fear of heresy may have made that satisfaction less easy to deliver: access to the Bible in the vernacular was placed under much stricter supervision after 1408. While the inadequacies of the Catholic Church and more corporate forms of devotion do not mean that Lollardy became a popular and easily identifiable movement, it is difficult to sustain the view that Lollardy was merely the exaggerated product of post-Reformation propaganda or a series of ‘heterogeneous and ill-assorted conclusions’ scarcely deserving the name of ‘creed’. There is evidence for new forms of piety in the diocese, an interest in more personal forms of devotion, and an admiration for an austere piety. But ‘private’ devotion did not necessarily mean a movement away from the more public forms of devotion.
Michael Haren
- Published in print:
- 2000
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198208518
- eISBN:
- 9780191678042
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198208518.003.0013
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Medieval History, Social History
This chapter discusses William Doune’s later career as an ecclesiastical administrator in the Lincoln diocese and Worcester diocese. His later career is of potential interest to the present study on ...
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This chapter discusses William Doune’s later career as an ecclesiastical administrator in the Lincoln diocese and Worcester diocese. His later career is of potential interest to the present study on two counts. Firstly, it provides a basis from which to hypothesise towards his early outlook, contemporary with the Memoriale Presbiterorum. Only his will offers substantial and unmistakable documentation of his views. By the same token, the clear evidence of support at Lincoln for Archbishop FitzRalph’s campaign against the friars accords with the outlook of the treatise. Secondly, Doune’s later career constitutes the parameters within which would have to be assessed any long-term and wider, contextual, effect of the doctrine of the Memoriale and of the disciplinary programme with which Doune has been associated.Less
This chapter discusses William Doune’s later career as an ecclesiastical administrator in the Lincoln diocese and Worcester diocese. His later career is of potential interest to the present study on two counts. Firstly, it provides a basis from which to hypothesise towards his early outlook, contemporary with the Memoriale Presbiterorum. Only his will offers substantial and unmistakable documentation of his views. By the same token, the clear evidence of support at Lincoln for Archbishop FitzRalph’s campaign against the friars accords with the outlook of the treatise. Secondly, Doune’s later career constitutes the parameters within which would have to be assessed any long-term and wider, contextual, effect of the doctrine of the Memoriale and of the disciplinary programme with which Doune has been associated.
Patrick Collinson
- Published in print:
- 1990
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198222989
- eISBN:
- 9780191678554
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198222989.003.0021
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Early Modern History, History of Religion
Some puritan ministers were now ready for an honourable reconciliation with the bishops; others were on the point of repudiating their government altogether. The risk of a serious rift was acute in ...
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Some puritan ministers were now ready for an honourable reconciliation with the bishops; others were on the point of repudiating their government altogether. The risk of a serious rift was acute in the summer of 1584, when in most dioceses terms were offered which enabled the moderates to resume their ministries with a quiet conscience. Such a settlement had been made at the beginning, with the Sussex delegation. Two months later, fifteen of the more moderate London ministers offered a conditional subscription of the same kind, which Field had already declared to be naught. On June 24th, Whitgift could still certify forty-nine recusants in his province, without taking into account the puritan strongholds of East Anglia, Essex, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire, and London. But soon after this, the majority seems to have yielded to the various forms of accommodation now offered.Less
Some puritan ministers were now ready for an honourable reconciliation with the bishops; others were on the point of repudiating their government altogether. The risk of a serious rift was acute in the summer of 1584, when in most dioceses terms were offered which enabled the moderates to resume their ministries with a quiet conscience. Such a settlement had been made at the beginning, with the Sussex delegation. Two months later, fifteen of the more moderate London ministers offered a conditional subscription of the same kind, which Field had already declared to be naught. On June 24th, Whitgift could still certify forty-nine recusants in his province, without taking into account the puritan strongholds of East Anglia, Essex, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire, and London. But soon after this, the majority seems to have yielded to the various forms of accommodation now offered.
Patrick Collinson
- Published in print:
- 1990
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198222989
- eISBN:
- 9780191678554
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198222989.003.0034
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Early Modern History, History of Religion
As Elizabeth's reign at last approached its conclusion, Josias Nichols described how the godly ministers, finding the mighty winds and strong stream against them, had reserved themselves to a better ...
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As Elizabeth's reign at last approached its conclusion, Josias Nichols described how the godly ministers, finding the mighty winds and strong stream against them, had reserved themselves to a better time, when it should please his gracious wisdom to make his own truth to appear, and to move the minds of our superiors to be more favourable. Although it was dangerous to say so in as many words, even in 1602, the better time could scarcely be looked for so long as the old queen survived. The magistrate for whom the puritans had tarried so long was the king of Scots. And as Dr. Mark Curtis suggests, there may have been more substance in these hopes and less of either naivety or guile in James's promises than most historians have been prepared to allow.Less
As Elizabeth's reign at last approached its conclusion, Josias Nichols described how the godly ministers, finding the mighty winds and strong stream against them, had reserved themselves to a better time, when it should please his gracious wisdom to make his own truth to appear, and to move the minds of our superiors to be more favourable. Although it was dangerous to say so in as many words, even in 1602, the better time could scarcely be looked for so long as the old queen survived. The magistrate for whom the puritans had tarried so long was the king of Scots. And as Dr. Mark Curtis suggests, there may have been more substance in these hopes and less of either naivety or guile in James's promises than most historians have been prepared to allow.
Andrew D. Brown
- Published in print:
- 1995
- Published Online:
- September 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198205210
- eISBN:
- 9780191676550
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198205210.003.0001
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Medieval History, History of Religion
In 1465, during the month of May, Sir Edmund Leversedge of Frome, a ‘wretched and sinful creature’, was struck down with ‘the plage of pestylence’. His face turned black as coal, his swollen tongue ...
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In 1465, during the month of May, Sir Edmund Leversedge of Frome, a ‘wretched and sinful creature’, was struck down with ‘the plage of pestylence’. His face turned black as coal, his swollen tongue black as pitch, and in his fevered state he had a horrible vision. Fortunately, Edmund's devotion to the Blessed Sacrament and his invocations to the name of Jesus and to the Virgin Mary spared him from eternal torment. Immediate light ought to be thrown on ‘popular piety’ in the diocese of Salisbury in late medieval England. This study concentrates much more on collective forms of religion, the local activities, loyalties, and cults of lay people mostly below the rank of gentleman. This is not to assume that the religion of the gentry was essentially different. ‘Popular piety’ may indeed imply a distinction between it and an elite form of religion that was socially superior, more learned, clerical, or even ‘unpopular’.Less
In 1465, during the month of May, Sir Edmund Leversedge of Frome, a ‘wretched and sinful creature’, was struck down with ‘the plage of pestylence’. His face turned black as coal, his swollen tongue black as pitch, and in his fevered state he had a horrible vision. Fortunately, Edmund's devotion to the Blessed Sacrament and his invocations to the name of Jesus and to the Virgin Mary spared him from eternal torment. Immediate light ought to be thrown on ‘popular piety’ in the diocese of Salisbury in late medieval England. This study concentrates much more on collective forms of religion, the local activities, loyalties, and cults of lay people mostly below the rank of gentleman. This is not to assume that the religion of the gentry was essentially different. ‘Popular piety’ may indeed imply a distinction between it and an elite form of religion that was socially superior, more learned, clerical, or even ‘unpopular’.
Andrew D. Brown
- Published in print:
- 1995
- Published Online:
- September 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198205210
- eISBN:
- 9780191676550
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198205210.003.0006
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Medieval History, History of Religion
Church-building unites two themes that are present in this book: the efforts of living parishioners and the communal commemoration of the dead. The vast number of churches that were rebuilt or ...
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Church-building unites two themes that are present in this book: the efforts of living parishioners and the communal commemoration of the dead. The vast number of churches that were rebuilt or remodelled in the later Middle Ages are today still the most visible expression of pre-Reformation religion, and provide evidence on which the eyes of modern historians could focus a little more often. Some 476 churches in the diocese are used in this survey. Of course, visual evidence can be limited; tables showing dates of church-building might almost invite a derisory curl of an archaeologist's lip. However, they may help to test some of the generalizations made concerning the relative importance of church-building during the later Middle Ages. The thirteenth century has been described as ‘the time of church-building’, but so has the fifteenth. This chapter looks first at when churches (and parts of them) were built, who built them, and why.Less
Church-building unites two themes that are present in this book: the efforts of living parishioners and the communal commemoration of the dead. The vast number of churches that were rebuilt or remodelled in the later Middle Ages are today still the most visible expression of pre-Reformation religion, and provide evidence on which the eyes of modern historians could focus a little more often. Some 476 churches in the diocese are used in this survey. Of course, visual evidence can be limited; tables showing dates of church-building might almost invite a derisory curl of an archaeologist's lip. However, they may help to test some of the generalizations made concerning the relative importance of church-building during the later Middle Ages. The thirteenth century has been described as ‘the time of church-building’, but so has the fifteenth. This chapter looks first at when churches (and parts of them) were built, who built them, and why.
