It is the custom in at least some modern monasteries to pass the crosier on
from one abbot to another as a sign of the continuity of authority.
Megan McLaughlin wrote:
> > 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.
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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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