UID:
almafu_9961030668802883
Format:
1 online resource (342 p.)
ISBN:
1-280-54498-8
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9786610544981
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1-84615-102-3
Series Statement:
Studies in the History of Medieval Religion,
Content:
One of the most unusual contributions to the crusading era was the idea of the leper knight - a response to the scourge of leprosy and the shortage of fighting men which beset the Latin kingdom in the twelfth century. The Order of St Lazarus, which saw the idea become a reality, founded establishments across Western Europe to provide essential support for its hospitaller and military vocations. This book explores the important contribution of the English branch of the order, which by 1300 managed a considerable estate from its chief preceptory at Burton Lazars in Leicestershire.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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CONTENTS; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1: Lepers and knights; Historians of the order; Who was St Lazarus?; The order in the Holy Land, c.1130-1291; Papal support for the order; European hospitals and preceptories; The order in Europe, 1291-2000; Archaeology and iconography; Chapter 2: Lands and Patrons; Patrons and their motives; The extent of the estate in 1291; Henry II's grant of alms and the gift of St Giles's, Holborn; The London estate and its problems; Holy Innocents', Lincoln; The value of the estate; Privileges and feudal obligations
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Chapter 3: Crusading, Crisis and RevivalThe English province; The years of crisis, c.1330-1420; The order redefined, c.1420-1500; Chapter 4: Land and Livelihood; The outlying estates; The Burton Lazars demesne; The St Giles's demesne; Relations with tenants; Industrial activity and milling; Difficulties and responses; Chapter 5: Care and Community; Medieval lepers and leprosy; Burton Lazars: leprosarium or preceptory?; The daughter houses; St Giles's, Holborn, and Holy Innocents', Lincoln; Provision for the poor; Chapter 6: Privileges, pardons and parishes; Spiritual privileges
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Alms gatheringIndulgences; The confraternity; Support from the laity; Parish churches; Appropriation of tithes; The importance of spiritual income; The provision of clergy; Parochial life; Parish church architecture; Chapter 7: Dissolution and Dispersal; The order under the Tudors, 1485-1526; Sir Thomas Ratcliffe, 1526-1537; Sir Thomas Legh, 1537-1544; Redistribution of property; The archaeology of Burton Lazars; Conclusion; Appendix 1: Masters-General of the Order of St. Lazarus, Masters of Burton Lazars and its daughter houses; Appendix 2: Letters of Confraternity and Indulgence
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Appendix 3: The Valor Ecclesiasticus (1535)Bibliography; Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-85115-893-5
Language:
English
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