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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > I think we've had this argument before, but the difference between a > priory and an abbey is simply that the former is headed by a prior and the > latter by an abbot. This could depend as much as anything on the order > (not that there were "orders" in the late 11th or early 12th centuries, of > course.) For example, all Cistercian houses, regardless of size, are > abbeys, and most Augustinian houses, again regardless of size, are > priories. And were not all Cluniac houses priories of the Abbey of Cluny no matter what size or where located ? BMC ********************************************************************** 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