medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Jon Cannon wrote:
>
> Christopher Wilson (the Gothic cathedral, 1990) says that the church
> consecration rites are full of references to the Heavenly Jerusalem
> (Rev. 21). Can anyone on list point me to a good English translation
> of a medieval church consecration service, in an ideal world one from
> a source in England, or following an English Use? If you can point me
> to particularly apposite, and heavenly-Jerusalem-related, passages
> within the rite, then so much the better!
What you are looking for is a Pontifical - this is the service book which
contains the services that a Bishop (and usually only a Bishop) can perform,
including consecration of a church.
John Briggs
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