medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Marjorie Greene <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>is this true --the part about Abelard being a canon of the cathedral
chapter
>I believe he was, but I'm hoping Brenda Cook will give you a definitive
response.
Brenda or Werner, assuming that it's known for certain at all.
Heloise's uncle Fulbert was a canon, but *he* was still a student(?), and
membership in the chapter of Paris was a pretty small club for a boy from the
sticks (even from the lower aristocracy, but lacking serious Parisian
connections, i assume) to be able to break into, seems to me.
the only way to know for sure, i suppose would be to find a charter where he
appears among the "canonici" --does he appear in *any* charters, early on?
lacking any *specific* documentary evidence, it just seems to me to be very,
very improbable that he held a stall in the choir.
the Bautz biography
http://www.bautz.de/bbkl/a/abaelard_p.shtml
doesn't mention his being a canon, that i can see.
christopher
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