medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
> It is curious that St George's is still called a 'chapel', as it (like St
> Stephen at Westminster) had been a collegiate church since the time of
> Edward III. If it was previously a chapel, that was probably because Henry
> was rivalling (if not emulating) the Sainte Chapelle.
John,
There is not necessarily a conflict here. All three structures are called chapels
because they serviced the religious needs of a palace, just as a chaplain services
the religious needs of an individual. The usage dates back to the origin of the word
chapel, which denoted the structure in the imperial palace at Aachen in which the
cape of St Martin was kept. Since all three palaces and all three chapels were of
considerable royal importance, it was perhaps natural that all three had had colleges
of canons founded at them, which were occasionally, I believe, augmented by
further canonries.
Cheers,
Jim Bugslag
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