medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Jon Cannon wrote:
>
> York:
> NB Brown cites many egs of legal disputes etc being heard/resolved
> 'before the door of the church'.
> Western entrance: VIP/ceremonial. Lay? Main door with side doors, does
> face a gate to w side of city. C14 west front replaces c12
> predecessor. S entrance: lay. Canons too? Large transept built in c13
> and leading to site of tomb shrine of St William. Faces main gate
> from city. Most emphatic eg I know of a grand entrance apparently
> being designed mainly lay use. [Brown 2003] Compare Lichfield.
> N side: some clerics: separate c13 door in nave from now vanished St
> Sepulchre's college.
I had a vague notion that St Sepulchre's had some parochial function.
John Briggs
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