medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
On 21/06/2011 00:54, [log in to unmask] wrote:
>
> It's referred to in many places, but I quote from the very much missed Jo
> Ann McNamara's book,
> Sisters in Arms: Catholic nuns through two millennia
> p. 217:
> “When Abbot Hugh founded Marcigny in 1056, he provided for no abbess. Her
> place (the seat of the
> hundredth sister) was delegated to the Virgin Mary.”
I'd be disinclined to believe a word of that.
John Briggs
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