medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Thanks Jon - especially for reminding me about the vicars choral - and John.
I have done my best to research my facts and I know most of the
establishable dates - the Fasti, for example, gave me the names of the deans
from Ivo to Richard de Spaxton to Alexander Medicus across the period
1140-1213.
Although Wells was a cathedral as of 909, the Norman Bishop John moved the
bishop's seat to Bath in 1090, at which point Wells lost its cathedral
status. Only after 1245 did it once more become the cathedral of the
diocese, now called Bath & Wells.
My problem is that while I know all this happened, I find it hard to
envisage what this *meant* in terms of how it affected the workings of the
church and chapter, especially with an absentee bishop. Did an archdeacon
outrank a dean, for example?
Jane
-----Original Message-----
From: medieval-religion - Scholarly discussions of medieval religious
culture [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of John Briggs
Sent: 23 November 2013 11:29
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [M-R] Wells cathedral (actually church), 1191-1193
medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Actually, the previous church at Wells became the cathedral on the
creation of the diocese in 909. It seems to have always been a secular
chapter, so it would have been a collegiate chuch even at the times that
it wasn't officially the cathedral. The present building (on a slightly
different site) started building in 1175.
John Briggs
**********************************************************************
To join the list, send the message: subscribe medieval-religion YOUR NAME
to: [log in to unmask]
To send a message to the list, address it to:
[log in to unmask]
To leave the list, send the message: unsubscribe medieval-religion
to: [log in to unmask]
In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to:
[log in to unmask]
For further information, visit our web site:
http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/medieval-religion
|