medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
The first Dean of Wells was appointed in 1140.
John Briggs
On 23/11/2013 11:22, Jon Cannon wrote:
>
> A general answer: Wells was a chapter of secular canons, headed by a
> dean; the canons would have had vicars to sing the offices in choir. I
> don't recall the precise situation at Wells but at most cathedrals this
> was a development of the C12. Again, from memory after the cathedra
> moved to Bath there was a factotum of some kind other than the dean, but
> it's possible the dean had been reinstated by the late C12. There
> certainly was one throughout the rest of the middle ages. As the church
> was not that point the seat of a bishop the interregnum wouldn't affect
> its governance particularly,
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