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  1. The pope or the bishop. The ceremony of the formal admission of a Benedictine, abbot ,in medieval times is thus prescribed by the consuetudinary of Abingdon. The
  2. Rescuing their victims. Upon returning home, the pilgrim hastened to inform the, abbot ,of Clung, who then set 2 November as a day of intercession on the part of his
  3. In 1812. Below are translations of his publications into English: * * The word, abbot , meaning father, is a title given to the head of a monastery in various
  4. Appointments When a vacancy occurred, the bishop of the diocese chose the, abbot ,out of the monks of the convent, but the right of election was transferred by
  5. He had been brought up. Next after the abbot of St Alban's ranked the, abbot ,of Westminster. To distinguish abbot s from bishops, it was ordained that their
  6. Definitely recognized. Monks, as a rule, were laymen, nor at the outset was the, abbot ,any exception. For the reception of the sacraments, and for other religious
  7. Over only one community, sometimes over several, each of which had its own, abbot ,as well. Saint John Caspian speaks of an abbot of the Theban who had 500 monks
  8. In western monastic orders whose members include priests. Monastic history An, abbot ,(from the Hebrew ab" אב" or abbey" אבא "," a father ", through Latin Abbas
  9. Times is thus prescribed by the consuetudinary of Abingdon. The newly elected, abbot ,was to put off his shoes at the door of the church, and proceed barefoot to
  10. Preached a suitable sermon. General information Before the late modern era,the, abbot ,was treated with the utmost reverence by the brethren of his house. When he
  11. Who acts as superior but without the same degree of legal authority that an, abbot ,has. The abbot is a priest, chosen by the monks from among the fully professed
  12. Claim. " In conceptual cathedrals, where the bishop occupied the place of the, abbot , the functions usually devolving on the superior of the monastery were
  13. The door to luxurious living, the council of Aachen, AD 817,decreed that the, abbot ,should dine in the refectory, and be content with the ordinary fare of the
  14. If not priests. The change spread more slowly in the West, where the office of, abbot ,was commonly filled by laymen till the end of the 7th century. The
  15. Their own monks and vesting them with the religious habit. The power of the, abbot ,was paternal but absolute, limited,however, by the canon law. One of the main
  16. Of St Benedict, which,until the Clinic reforms, was the norm in the West,the, abbot ,has jurisdiction over only one community. The rule, as was inevitable, was
  17. Of the partial exemption of an abbot from episcopal control is that of Faustus, abbot ,of Series, at the council of Axles, AD 456; but the exorbitant claims and
  18. And other houses, chiefs of their order. The election was for life, unless the, abbot ,was canonically deprived by the chiefs of his order, or when he was directly
  19. Professed monks. Once chosen, he must request blessing: the blessing of an, abbot ,is celebrated by the bishop in whose diocese the monastery is or, with his
  20. To the bishop the confirmation of the election and the benediction of the new, abbot , In abbeys exempt from the (arch)bishop's diocesan jurisdiction, the
  21. Superior but without the same degree of legal authority that an abbot has. The, abbot ,is a priest, chosen by the monks from among the fully professed monks. Once
  22. With the expenses of the new abbot 's journey to Rome. It was necessary that an, abbot ,should be at least 25 years of age, of legitimate birth, a monk of the house
  23. Bull by which Alexander II in 1063 granted the use of the mite to Celsius, abbot ,of the monastery of St Augustine at Canterbury. The mired abbot s in England
  24. Early history In Egypt, the first home of monasticism, the jurisdiction of the, abbot , or archimandrite, was but loosely defined. Sometimes he ruled over only one
  25. Arrows; keeping horses, dogs and huntsmen; and special mention is made of an, abbot ,of Leicester, c. 1360,who was the most skilled of all the nobility in hare
  26. And Carolingian sovereigns’ court and army respectively. The title ", abbot ," came into fairly general use in western monastic orders whose members include
  27. For the reception of the sacraments, and for other religious offices,the, abbot ,and his monks were commanded to attend the nearest church. This rule proved
  28. Of hands and blessing from the celebrant. Though the ceremony installs the new, abbot ,into a position of legal authority, it does not confer further sacramental
  29. Of Justinian (lib. i. tit. iii. De EP. leg. XL. ) expressly subordinates the, abbot ,to episcopal oversight. The first case recorded of the partial exemption of an
  30. Kneeling, gave him the kiss of peace on the hand, and rising, on the mouth,the, abbot ,holding his staff of office. He then put on his shoes in the vestry, and a
  31. Of their office, cardinals of the Roman church. In process of time the title, abbot ,was extended to clerics who had no connection with the monastic system, as to
  32. e. The more or less complete secularization of spiritual institutions. The lay, abbot ,took his recognized rank in the feudal hierarchy, and was free to dispose of
  33. It was not until the foundation of the Clinic Order that the idea of a supreme, abbot , exercising jurisdiction over all the houses of an order, was definitely
  34. Abbot of St Alban's, in which monastery he had been brought up. Next after the, abbot ,of St Alban's ranked the abbot of Westminster. To distinguish abbot s from
  35. Concerning the inordinate extravagance of the tables of the abbot s. When the, abbot ,condescended to dine in the refectory, his chaplains waited upon him with the
  36. To episcopal oversight. The first case recorded of the partial exemption of an, abbot ,from episcopal control is that of Faustus, abbot of Series, at the council of
  37. Each of which had its own abbot as well. Saint John Caspian speaks of an, abbot ,of the Theban who had 500 monks under him. By the Rule of St Benedict, which
  38. Was seen as a path to that perfection. It was sacred duty to execute the, abbot ,'s orders, and even to act without his orders was sometimes considered a
  39. And St Mary's York. Of these the precedence was originally yielded to the, abbot ,of Glastonbury, until in AD 1154 Adrian IV (Nicholas Breakspear) granted it
  40. By the pope in person, the house being taxed with the expenses of the new, abbot ,'s journey to Rome. It was necessary that an abbot should be at least 25 years
  41. From quarrels, slanderous talk and idle gossiping. The ordinary attire of the, abbot ,was according to rule to be the same as that of the monks. But by the 10th
  42. The bishop in whose diocese the monastery is or, with his permission, another, abbot , or bishop. The ceremony of such a blessing is similar in some aspects to the
  43. Perform the spiritual functions, known usually as dean (decants),but also as, abbot ,(Abbas legitimate, monasticus, regularis). When the great reform of the 11th
  44. In form and degree. Sometimes the monks were directly subject to the lay, abbot ,; sometimes he appointed a substitute to perform the spiritual functions, known
  45. How to command by having practiced obedience. In some exceptional cases an, abbot ,was allowed to name his own successor. Caspian speaks of an abbot in Egypt
  46. Often used most beneficially. For instance, we read of Whiting, the last, abbot ,of Glastonbury, judicially murdered by Henry VIII, that his house was a kind of
  47. Until in AD 1154 Adrian IV (Nicholas Breakspear) granted it to the, abbot ,of St Alban's, in which monastery he had been brought up. Next after the abbot
  48. Is similar in some aspects to the consecration of a bishop, with the new, abbot ,being presented with the mite, the ring, and the crosier as symbols of office
  49. Cases an abbot was allowed to name his own successor. Caspian speaks of an, abbot ,in Egypt doing this; and in later times we have another example in the case of
  50. Put an end to the direct jurisdiction of the lay abbot s, the honorary title of, abbot ,continued to be held by certain of the great feudal families, as late as the

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