medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Stephen of Garland was a very important fellow indeed, the archtypical
"King's
Man" and collector of benefices which were in the Royal Gift --
he was an archdeacon of Paris, which is why he had a house near the
cathedral,
and this chapel was part of that larger domestic complex.
the date of "vers 1116" isn't based on the architecture but rather comes
from
a charter from the cathedral cartulary in which he endowed the two canons
who
were to serve the chapel.
somehow, i doubt that "St Bernard y venait prier" as this site says, since
Bernie certainly had nothing good to say about Stephen.
although Abélard might have done so.
Actually, Michael Clanchy (Abelard - 1997 - page 191) speculates that
Abelard and Heloise might have been married in this chapel - lovely
thought - since he (MTC)also suggests that S de G was A's patron and - wait
for it - the Friend to whom the Historia Calamitatum was initially and
primarily addressed.
Brenda M C
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