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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture But that doesn't answer the question as to why ordinations of acolytes were recorded, but not those of "lower" minor orders. John Briggs On 04/11/2011 17:04, Andrew Larsen wrote: > > Is it possible that such things were recorded in Act Books more than registers? My understand is that registers were for events of long-term importance that future bishops might need a record of. > > On Nov 4, 2011, at 10:02 AM, Rosemary Hayes-Milligan and Andrew Milligan<[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >> It's only a guess - and I hope one of the canon lawyers will step in here - but could it be to do with incompatibility of sacraments? I believe that if you were in major orders you could not marry and if you were married you could not proceed to major orders. There were 'married clerks' who never proceeded to major orders. Was acolyte the last point at which you could marry or was it the point of no return - in which case you needed a permanent record? ********************************************************************** 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