medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
From: John Briggs <[log in to unmask]>
> On 06/04/2011 13:16, Frank Morgret wrote:
>>If only there had been provisions for me to take my wife along, I would have
been better off retiring in the 12th century than the 20th!
> In the early 12th century at least, you would probably have got away with
having a wife...
the practice that late was, apparently, a bit more common in England (10% of
the clergy of London were "married"??) than on the continent, but i believe
that Orderic Vital mentions a married canon of Chartres in the 11th c. and
Bishop Ivo excommunicated a married deacon in the cathedral, c. 1100.
c
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