medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Regarding commemorative books, they were absolutely in use many places. Typologie des sources du moyen âge occidental fasc. 4 covers all the different types of record-keeping of this sort. The author is N. Huyghebaert and the title is: Les Documents Nécrologiques.
Julian
On Mar 31 2006, Ann Ball wrote:
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>I ran across a reference that in c. 1500s England, the churches usually had
>alms lamps (all souls or dead lamps) on or near the altar. In at least one
>church this was a bowl with a taper in it; in at least one other it was an oil
>lamp. I read one will where a man left money for it but Eamon Duffy in his
>new book says that at that parish (the one he is writing about) it was
>supported by small alms from the poor in memory of their dead.
>
>I am hoping that someone on this list may know a bit more about this type of
>light and possibly even have a picture of one. I'd like to know if the
>donations were normally from the poor and when and why the custom declined or
>was forbidden. I'm guessing that it went out with many of the Purgatorian
>practices due to the reformation but that's just a guess.
>
>
>In case you are curious why I am even asking its because I write the
>newsletter for the Basilian Fathers Missions (Latin American Apostolate). Our
>biggest donations come in with our annual November (All Saints-All Souls)
>newsletter. As a new (old) idea, this year we may do a little article on this
>medieval custom and put an Alms Lamp in the chapel in Sugar Land (mission hdqtrs)
>to burn for the month of November in memory of the dead mission priests and
>co-missionaries (donors). But I'd really like to know a little more about it
>and don't expect I can easily find much either in my home or the public
>library on it. I actually found the first reference to it in a medieval murder
>mystery, believe it or not!
>
>I'd also like to know if the churches of this time kept some sort of book
>where they recorded the names of their dead. If so, what was it called? I
>mean, of course, something commemorative and not just the parish register.
>
>thanks to anyone who wants to comment on this -- you can feel good in helpig
>support the missions.
>
>Ann Ball
>
>
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Julian Hendrix
King's College
Cambridge CB2 1ST
UK
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