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

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

gollark: If something is very slow to derive I may memorise it also.

gollark: I memorise important things and derive the rest on demand.

gollark: ++remind 2h actyallu

gollark: ++remind 7h check things herefnr wqs

gollark: Well, this will be their fatal flaw in the final showdown.

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[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)