Название: The Abbots and Priors of Late Medieval and Reformation England
Автор: Martin Heale
Издательство: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198702531
Год: 2016
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 416
Размер: 8,2 МБ
Язык: Английский
The importance of the medieval abbot needs no particular emphasis. The monastic superiors of late medieval England ruled over thousands of monks and canons, who swore to them vows of obedience; they were prominent figures in royal and church government; and collectively they controlled properties worth around double the Crown's annual ordinary income. Moreover, as guardians of regular observance and the primary interface between their monastery and the wider world, abbots and priors were pivotal to the effective functioning and well-being of the monastic order. The Abbots and Priors of Late Medieval and Reformation England provides the first detailed study of English male monastic superiors, exploring their evolving role and reputation between the fourteenth and sixteenth centuries.