> Dear List I know that bishops were buried - once dead that is -
>with croziers etc. Can anyone tell me about abbots, and, what I
>particularly want to know, about priors? Were they customarily attired in
>a particular way, might they have had goods buried with them, might they
>be buried in a particular place, eg. the chancel of the priory church
>etc.? I would be grateful for all suggestions and sources. Many thanks
>Darryl ===================================================== Dr D.M.
>Ogier Island Archives Service 29 Victoria Road St Peter Port Guernsey GY1
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I have looked at quite a few customaries from houses of monks and canons
regular, but I don't think I have ever seen a specific reference to the
burial of an abbot with (say) his abbatial staff. I have seen references
to abbots buried with relics. Many customaries specify that people being
buried should be attired according to their order in the church--that is,
with the appropriate vestments for their liturgical status. Where they
would be buried seems to have been largely a matter of individual choice,
although I can imagine some communities may have had a particular area
within the church reserved for abbots or priors. However, I have seen
requests by individual abbots to be buried in the porch, near the altar,
etc., etc. What really seems to have marked the status of abbots and
priors was the type and quantity of suffrages performed for them after the
burial--how many masses within the first thirty days, for example, or how
much was given in alms, whether a solemn anniversary was performed, etc.
Hope this helps.
Megan
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