2. Church Patronage Flashcards
1
Q
Who were ‘the religious’
A
The religious clergy: monks, nuns or friars
Took lifelong vows of chastity, poverty & obedience
2
Q
Who were the secular clergy
A
Priests & deacons who lived in parishes/ cathedral chapters, mixing with the wider population more freely
3
Q
What did the religious and the secular clergy do
A
Staffed church patronage
4
Q
What did the church do in terms of their land
A
Claimed tax exemptions on their incomes
5
Q
What was the secular and regular clergy’s legal privilege
A
The ‘benefit of the clergy’- the right to request trial in a church rather than secular court (could not impose death penalty)
