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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture You mean an chantry isn't one of those little-bitty chapels stuck in between pillars? DW Sandra Lowerre wrote: > > There is a technical term in German for the medieval gesture of > giving money to a monastery with the idea that the monks then pray > for the donor's soul and say masses to ease his purgatorial tortures > etc. These masses could also be held for deceased loved-ones. The > term used in German is "Seelgerät". > > Is there an English technical term for this practice, too? The nearest is probably a "chantry", which is a formal endowment for a priest to say these masses, but usually at a parish or collegiate church, rather than a monastic one. 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 ********************************************************************** 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