medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture

This is idle curiosity, but I wondered how priests were trained and ordained before the Reformation? Where were they trained? Was there any ‘discernment process’?

 

(I am reasonably well acquainted with post-reformation routes to ordination as a Priest via a University, or Theological Colleges)

 

Anne

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