This is a unique and comprehensive guide to these previously little known and often misunderstood medieval institutions. A collegiate church was the church of a college, which was a religious house served by secular priests. Colleges of priests were one of the most important classes of medieval establishment, comparable to monasteries. In this book, the author traces the development of the colleges from their beginnings in the Anglo-Saxon era to their dramatic decline in the sixteenth century, and deals with their nature, ...
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This is a unique and comprehensive guide to these previously little known and often misunderstood medieval institutions. A collegiate church was the church of a college, which was a religious house served by secular priests. Colleges of priests were one of the most important classes of medieval establishment, comparable to monasteries. In this book, the author traces the development of the colleges from their beginnings in the Anglo-Saxon era to their dramatic decline in the sixteenth century, and deals with their nature, historical evolution, demise, and legacy. He also includes an extensive gazetteer, divided into counties, with the history and architecture of every example considered individually.
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