medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
On 02/01/2011 18:53, Dr Jim Bugslag wrote:
>
> A situation which actually led to conflict during the Middle Ages was
> the many cases of parish churches that were accommodated in monasteries.
> Monastic gates were locked at night, and the conflict arose because in
> this situation parishioners did not have access to their parish church
> at night. In 1283, for example, Archbishop Peckham of Canterbury (a
> cathedral priory, with monks rather than canons) ruled that, since the
> people of Canterbury had no parish church except the cathedral, from
> which they were debarred at night be the closing of the priory gate,
> they should henceforth either have access to it at all times or a parish
> church should be built for them. This did not end conflict at
> Canterbury, however, and in the early 14th century, a parochial oratory
> was built in the north nave aisle by screening off the three westernmost
> bays from the rest of the nave, probably with wooden screens. The
> parishioners had access to the oratory even at night. This must have
> entailed night access into the priory, a situation which no doubt
> rankled with the monks and which may have affected the layout of the
> precinct. Such situations were quite common at English Benedictine
> monasteries with parochial responsibilities.
I think something has got lost in translation, because medieval
Canterbury had twenty-two parishes, each with its own church.
John Briggs
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