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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture --- Jim Bugslag <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and > culture > > Dear Kit, > I did quite a bit of work on this for my MA thesis. There were many > Benedictine > monasteries in England with parishes attached to them. And still are. The current Benedictine Year Book lists 32 parishes staffed by Benedictine monks and another 37 without resident priests, served directly from Benedictine monasteries. The historical background to this is that, following the dissolution, the monasteries re-formed on the continent and made it their responsibility to send priests for the English mission. When it became safe for the monasteries to return to England - i.e. about the time of the French Revolution, when it was at least safer to be a monk in England than in France, and many French monks also fled to England - they inherited a network of parishes built up over the previous two hundred years. Bill. ===== ____________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - Communicate instantly..."Ping" your friends today! Download Messenger Now http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com/download/index.html ********************************************************************** 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