In a message dated 02/11/2000 11:15:45 AM Eastern Standard Time,
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<< I now wonder when mortgages became a factor in consecrations!
>>
I couldn't give a specific time frame, but I imagine when the tradition of
acquiring a lump sum of money in order to have the construction done in a
relatively short period of time. Previously, construction took place in bits
and pieces based on the rate of income for the patron. When the altar was
completed the church could be consecrated. If the edifice was royal and the
king was rich, even complex structures such as St Chapelle could be put up
and consecrated quickly.
mark
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