medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
John Dillon wrote:
>
> In the notice of Hermann Joseph:
>> At the age of twelve H. tried to enter the Premonstratensian abbey at
>> Steinfeld (in today's Kreis Euskirchen in Nordrhein-Westfalen) as a
>> monk.
>
> Delete "as a monk". Premonstratensians are of course canons.
But monastic ones. Calling them monks is not totally incorrect.
John Briggs
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