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Can anyone who is clued up in medieaval economics tell me how prebends were
funded, or rather tell me if I am remembering correctly or have got the
whole thing screwed up.
As I believe, prebends were incomes provided for Cathedral Canons who lived
in houses and not a quasi monastic common life.
All parish churches in a diocese had to pay tithes. This tithe was divided
into 3 equal parts. Part 1 went to pay the stipend of the incumbent and keep
the church in good repair; Part 2 went on charitable works in the parish.
Part 3 went to the diocese for the support of the Bishop and the Cathedral.
In certain cases, the tithe income from certain churches was earmarked for
the support of a particular named canon - this was his prebend; of course,
he could be assigned the income from more than one parish church. In these
cases, the said canon had some responsibility of oversight for the church or
churches which supported him. Was he technically the parish priest himself
and appointed a deputy - a vicar - to have the pastoral care of the parish.
Is this true, and was it true for most of Christendon during most of the
Middle Ages ?
Any useful references ?
Hopefully,
Brenda.
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