Dublin provides an interesting example. In 1163, Lorcán Ua Tuathail
(Laurence O'Toole) persuaded the secular canons of Holy Trinity (now
known as Christ Church) to adopt the Arroasian order. The
Benedictines seem to have had a brief stint there as well, probably
introduced by the second bishop but driven out by the fourth
(c1075-1105). John Cumin, Lorcán's successor and the first
Anglo-Norman archbishop in Ireland, was often at odds with the canons
of Holy Trinity and so founded St Patrick's, probably in the hopes of
raising it to a cathedral and supplanting Holy Trinity by stages, but
his exile (due to a feud with the justiciar) prevented him from doing
so. His successor, Henry of London, elevated St. Patrick's to
cathedral status and henceforth Dublin had two cathedral chapters,
one monastic (Holy Trinity) and the other secular (St Patrick's).
This arrangement understandably caused much tension and rivalry
between the chapters.
Does anyone know of other sees in medieval Christendom with more than
one cathedral chapter?
Maeve
>I was not aware there was such as a monastic
>cathedral. Could my learned colleagues please give me
>just a few examples of where and when? "Monastic
>cathedral," up till now, was what I'd have called an
>oxymoron.
>Thanks!
>MG
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