medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Tom Izbicki <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>The vidames I have encountered were lay officials handling the lay business
of a bishopric.
yes, officers --and, sometimes at least, major [military] vassals-- of a
bishop, though not a "vice" bishop in any ecclesiastical sense.
which is not to say that there *weren't* "vidames of the king," just that i've
never come across the term and would be interested to hear if anyone else
has.
christopher
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