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Medieval Welsh clergy (6 C, 1 P) This page was last edited on 3 July 2015, at 07:06 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
Category: Medieval English clergy. ... 15th-century English clergy (1 C, 51 P) A. Archdeacons of Winchester (ancient) (47 P) N. Norman clerics given benefices in ...
Three classes of papal honours for clergy. Purely honorary. Canon: Very Reverend, Very Rev., Canon [5] Members of a 'chapter' of a cathedral or other significant church. Originally indicative of simply a community of clergy living a semi-religious/monastic life, now often used purely as an honorific. Presbyter, Priest Reverend, Rev., Father
Medieval Serbian Orthodox clergy (1 C, 34 P) This page was last edited on 24 December 2020, at 01:02 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
Medieval clergy (19 C) H. Medieval Hindu religious leaders (3 C, 53 P) This page was last edited on 4 September 2024, at 10:48 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
By the 10th century, the parish system was well established. The parish church was still the property of a local lord, but in towns and the Danelaw the people had acquired ownership. Parish priests were typically local men with a basic education. Many of them were married (especially in the North), but priestly celibacy was
During the whole medieval period the clerics regular were represented by the regular canons who under the name of the Canons Regular or Black Canons of St. Augustine, the Premonstratensians, (known also as the White Canons or Norbertines), etc., shared with the monks the possession of large abbeys and monasteries all over Europe.
In many European churches where Lutheranism was the state religion, the clergy were also civil servants, and their responsibilities extended well beyond spiritual leadership, encompassing government administration, education, and the implementation of government policies. Government administration was organized around the church's parishes.