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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Jim, I got lost at "Jean Fabri our Jean Lefebvre." Should "our" be "ou" and, if so, how could one confuse two names that would sound so different? Or am I just really dense? MG -- Jim Bugslag <[log in to unmask]> wrote: medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > Why ? If these boys were the pupils of the priest then learning to sing in > choir would be part of their education and someone - a parent / guardian of > the boy was probably paying the priest for his instruction. Would such boys > not be intended for the priesthood or at the very least for Minor Orders ? The possibilities were broader than that: From Bulteau's Monographie on Chartres Cathedral: “Etant venue à Chartres en 1510, Anne de Bretagne, pendant qu’elle faisait ses dévotions aux pieds de Notre-Dame, fut ravie de la voix d’un jeune enfant de choeur nommé Jean Fabri our Jean Lefebvre. Elle le demanda aux chanoines qui le lui accordèrent; et, en les remerciant, elle leur dit: ‘Messieurs, vous m’avez donné une petite voix, et moi je veux vous en donner une grosse.’ Ce qu’elle fit en leur donnant la cloche qui s’est toujours depuis appelée de son nom Anne de Bretagne.” Reminds me of a summer I spent hitchhiking about England looking at Benedictine monasteries; I got a ride once with a former choir boy from Canterbury Cathedral, who went on to produce Moody Blues records. 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 ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the Internet in years - NetZero HiSpeed! Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month -visit www.netzero.com to sign up today! ********************************************************************** 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