medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Rosemary Hayes wrote:
>
> Neither of these views is strictly true. It originated as the palace
> chapel of the bishop of Ely and after the Reformation was used as a
> chapel for Catholic ambassadors, especially, I think, the Spanish
> ambassador. Later it was used as a warehouse before becoming a
> functioning Catholic church again. So 'continuously' is an
> over-statement and 1873 an under-statement. It is certainly
> cherished as one of few medieval churches in Catholic hands, attended
> by an impressive number of city types during the week, with a smaller
> Sunday congregation, a large number of 'Friends' and a lot of society
> and even Japanese weddings. The choir is wonderful. I once made the
> mistake of defending modern church music at a Friends' meeting and
> was told, quite seriously, that 'we do sometimes do Mozart'.
I hardly think that a brief period (two years) during the 1620s adequately
covers the period between the Reformation and 1873! (Restoration 1874-8.)
Not even the old Catholic Encyclopedia claims that:
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05554b.htm
John Briggs
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