Living (Christianity)

In England a priest was able in the past, by patronage, to hold several preferments at one time.[1] The actual work was allocated to a curate at a minimal salary.[2] Authors such as Anthony Trollope highlighted the injustice of this practice and it is no longer permissible.

Notes

  1. "ABCD: a basic church dictionary" Meakin, T: Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001 ISBN 978-1-85311-420-5
  2. "History of the Church of England" Wakeman, H.O. (1927 revision- Ollard, S.I) pp36-40: London, Rivingtons, 1896)


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