Gervase of Canterbury, Christ Church and the Archbishops

In two texts written between 1185 and 1205, Gervase of Canterbury proposed a vision of the role of the Benedictine community of Christ Church in relation to the archbishop, their nominal abbot. In the Tractatus de combustione and the Actus pontificum, Gervase repeatedly presented the monks as the gu...

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Published inThe Journal of ecclesiastical history Vol. 60; no. 3; pp. 449 - 463
Main Author GELIN, MARIE-PIERRE
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.07.2009
Subjects
13th century
Christianity
Communities. Monachism
Gervase of Canterbury (1141?-1210?)
History and sciences of religions
Mediaeval church
Middle Ages
Monks
Religious history
England
Archbishop
Monasticism
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Summary:In two texts written between 1185 and 1205, Gervase of Canterbury proposed a vision of the role of the Benedictine community of Christ Church in relation to the archbishop, their nominal abbot. In the Tractatus de combustione and the Actus pontificum, Gervase repeatedly presented the monks as the guardians of the archbishops' relics and memory. This in turn allowed him to establish close links between the prelates and a precise locus, the cathedral, in an attempt to reassert the traditional role of Christ Church as the archiepiscopal church at a time when this role was under threat.
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ISSN:0022-0469
1469-7637
DOI:10.1017/S0022046909008902