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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Christopher Crockett wrote: > > Rob Howe <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> why do we call Durham a "cathedral" but York a "minster" anyway? > > who knows why the English do anything? > It's not beyond all conjecture. It's probably a Diocese of York thing: York Minster and it's "sub-cathedrals" Ripon Minster, Beverley Minster and Southwell Minster were all colleges of secular canons which were Saxon foundations. Although the word 'Minster' derives from 'monasterium', it seems to usually designate a collegiate rather than monastic church. John Briggs ********************************************************************** 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