medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture John Dillon wrote: > > In the notice of Hermann Joseph: >> At the age of twelve H. tried to enter the Premonstratensian abbey at >> Steinfeld (in today's Kreis Euskirchen in Nordrhein-Westfalen) as a >> monk. > > Delete "as a monk". Premonstratensians are of course canons. But monastic ones. Calling them monks is not totally incorrect. 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