medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
On 24/01/2012, John Dillon <
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>
> Try Baudri of Bourgeuil's Vita of Robert of Arbrissel (BHL 7259), cap. 9 in
> the edition in the _AA.SS._, in a sentence narrating Robert's early career
> at Rennes:
>
> Quatuor igitur annis apud
> Episcopum ita demoratus Archipresbyter, pacem
> inter discordes reformando, Ecclesias ab infami
> laïcorum ancillatu liberando, incestas Sacerdotum &
> laïcorum copulationes dirimendo, Simoniam penitus
> abhorrebat, omnibusque vitiis viriliter resistebat.
It would be interesting to know precisely what his role as Archpriest
was. Was he Cathedral Archpriest [which we would normally call Dean],
City Archpriest [Urban Dean or Dean of Christianity] or Rural
Archpriest [Rural Dean - with or without an Archdeacon over him]?
(In some cities - e.g. Chartres... - the Dean of the urban parishes
was called Archpriest to avoid confusion with the Cathedral Dean,
whereas they are Rural Deans elsewhere in the diocese.)
