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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture I have a faint memory of reading that there was an effort by towns to control beggars, & that you had to be registered in a town to beg in it. When or where this was, I have no idea, but it sounds reasonable. Certainly, in late antiquity there were registration systems for the corn dole & for church charity. I have also read that Augustinian houses were usually located by city gates whenever possible as they ministered to beggars. If anyone knows where I read these fragments, or can correct me, please do. DW Andrea Luxenburg wrote: >medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > > > >>In a message dated 2/11/2006 5:10:41 PM Central >>Standard Time, >>[log in to unmask] writes: >>Were medieval beggars tradtionally stationed at city >>gates, and if so, what >>is the evidence for this? >> >> > >I can't speak medievally on this, but it is Biblical: >didn't Peter and John neet the lame beggar at the >Beautiful Gate? > >Andrea Luxenburg >Wandering Scholar > > > > ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html