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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and > culture > > Might not this expression, altar of the poor, perhaps be an anticlerical > misunderstanding of sorts. The expression was found in a novel by the famously anticlerical Zola, who was, however, scrupulous about 19th-c. life in its details. I was just wondering if this practice - if it ever existed - was a medieval confection. I'm aware that certain churches, and certain parts of churches, were off-limits to the laity, but not just to the poor laity, and I'd have expected Zola to be aware of same also. Thanks for the in-put, MG Monastic churches (except Cistercian ones) > commonly had parishes attached to them, with the parish occupying, say, > an aisle of the nave (the arrangements varied), while the high altar was > usually reserved for the monastic community. In a case like this, one > can imagine the noble family of a founder or important benefactor having > access to the high altar (their tombs were frequently located in the > monastic choir), while the "poor" parishioners, would use an altar in > the nave. Something similar may also have pertained to cathedrals, but > I am not so sure how cathedrals worked in relation to parishes. > Cheers, > Jim Bugslag > > ********************************************************************** > To join the list, send the message: join 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: leave 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/lists/medieval-religion.html ----------------------------------------- This email was sent using FREE Catholic Online Webmail. http://webmail.catholic.org/ ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join 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: leave 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/lists/medieval-religion.html