medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
On 03/04/2013 17:28, Christopher Crockett wrote:
>
>>> *was* there a "Dean" [decanus] of Cambrai in the early 12th c.?
>
> you mean a "list of deans" --there being only one Dean at a time, in any
> Chapter, i assume.
But there could be deans outside a chapter: rural deans (urban,
possibly, in this case...) or archpriests.
>> and, to make matters more complicated, there is an Erlebaldus prepositus (!)
> in 1101 and 1118.
"Praepositus" is usually translated as 'Provost'.
> after all, anyone can confuse "decanus" with "diaconus," can't they?
See, for example, the thread on "Bishops as Deans of Provinces" in
February...
John Briggs
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