medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture On 21/04/2011 21:41, John Wickstrom wrote: > > Does anyone know if it was anywhere a custom for abbots to take a new name > 'in religion' when they were elected or otherwise assumed this office? I've never heard of that, but I suppose that it is possible if they were a monk who hadn't previously taken a name in religion - if you see what I mean. 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