medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Dear Med-Rel list,
I'm working on a project in 14th-century northern Italy. I'm wondering how strictly the separation of men and women during Mass was adhered to in practice. Is it possible that at smaller churches families might be together during Mass, as opposed to women being on one side of the church and men on the other? (I know there are cases were lay people poked their curious way into the choir despite the fact that there was supposed to be a strict spatial division keeping them from doing so; I'm wondering if this happened across the apse as well).
And if men and women were separate, at what age would a boy go with his father as opposed to staying with his mother during the Mass?
Thanks,
Lois
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