My understanding was that the Carthusians (and others) eschewed the term
"abbot" out of humility and a desire for simplicity rather than for legal
reasons. I think Constable takes all this up in _The Reformation of the 12th
Century_
jw
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From: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Canning
Sent: Monday, February 05, 2001 2:31 PM
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Subject: Re: [monastic cathedrals AND Ben's crozier]
Bishops AND abbots certainly wear mitres. Mitred abbots sat in the House of
Lords in pre reformation England.
The lack of temporal power is one of the reasons for Carthusians having only
priors.
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From: Christopher Crockett [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, February 05, 2001 5:58 AM
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Subject: Re: [monastic cathedrals AND Ben's crozier]
Marjorie Greene <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>I pointed out that, to my knowledge, abbots carried croziers and wore
mitres,
and were frequently depicted thus attired.
sorry, i missed the part about abbots wearing mitres (or any other sort
of headgear, beyond their tonsures or/and the occasional cowl.
croziers, yes, but mitres?
maybe i misunderstand the meaning of the word --funny sort of double pointed
hat, is it not? worn by bishops --exclusively, n-est-pas?-- including the
bishop of Rome. but not abbots generally, unless the
fellow also happened to be a bishop...
best from here,
christopher
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