medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
On 12/16/11, Christopher Crockett wrote:
> to the best of my knowledge, there was no institutional framework in France by
> which a [freestanding, institutionally unaffiliated] "parish church" would
> have had "daughters" --though larger priories (like, say, St.
> Martin-des-Champs, a Parisian priory of Cluny, or St. Martin-au-Val near
> Chartres, a major priory of Marmoutier of Tours) would certainly have
> established "parish churches" on the _villae_ which it acquired/owned.
>
> what really was going on in England?
There are plenty of examples from Italy as well. Large parishes would have had a mother church in one place and daughters in settlements elsewhere.
Best,
John Dillon
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