medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
it seems to me that there was a mitred abbot in the c. 1100 Vita of St. Maur
(from St. Maur-des-Fosses) which John W. turned us on to a few years ago.
but, perhaps i'm having another Senior Moment.
John?
c
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Subject: Re: [M-R] mitred abbots
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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> The then Abbot of the Swiss Cistercian Abbey of Hauterive (Alois Dosson) is
described as a "Mitred Abbot" in a French document of 1846.
>
> I do not know at what date the Abbots of H - founded 1137/8 - first were
entitled to use this designation, but IIRC Cistercian abbots were always
exempt from diocesan oversight which might (?) make their abbots the equal of
the diocesan bishop.
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> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
> ...So were the mitred abbots a specifically English breed? I'd always
imagined this was some special status that only a pope could confer, and that
it was equally possible anywhere in western Christendom.
>
> Interesting...
>
> Jon
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