The people of the parish : community life in a late medieval English diocese /

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"The parish was the lowest level of hierarchy in the medieval church and it was the shared responsibility of the laity and the clergy. Most Christians were baptized, went to confession, were married, and were buried in the parish church or churchyard; in addition, business, legal settlements, s...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: French, Katherine L.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2001.
Series:Middle Ages series.
Subjects:
600 - 1500
Parishes > England > History > Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Parishes > England > History > To 1500.
Paroisses > Angleterre > Histoire > 500-1500 (Moyen Âge)
HISTORY > Medieval.
Kirchliches Leben
Gesellschaftsleben
Paroisses > Grande-Bretagne > Angleterre (GB) > Moyen âge.
Kirchengemeinde.
England > Church history.
England > Religious life and customs.
Angleterre > Vie religieuse.
Angleterre > Histoire religieuse.
England
Diözese Bath and Wells
Angleterre (GB) > Vie religieuse.
Angleterre (GB) > Histoire religieuse.
Church history.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Defining the Parish
  • "The Book and Writings of the Parish Church": Churchwardens' Accounts and Parish Record Keeping
  • "A Servant of the Parish": The Office of the Churchwarden and Parochial Leadership
  • "Received by the Good Devotion of the Town and Country": Parish Fundraising
  • "Curious Windows and Great Bells": The Architecture of Community
  • "The Worthiest Thing": Liturgical Celebrations and the Cult of the Saints in Place.

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