medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Dear List,
I hope this (my first real posting) is not a completely daft question. I am working on a capitular foundation agreement from the 1460s that established a yearly anniversary for a donor's soul. The document states that the dean and chapter of the cathedral promised “librare seu librari facere in eorum celtario panem et vinum inter presentes, ut in aliis anniversariis panis et vini in eadem ecclesia fundatis est fieri solitum”. My question is: what is meant by the phrase 'anniversary of bread and wine'? Is this just another way of describing the mass, or would they distribute unconsecrated bread and wine (as one would assume from the location mentioned, the 'celtarium', which I understand to be a storeroom or cellar)? If the latter, was this a common practice?
Many thanks indeed.
Aaron Hope
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