Lay Abbots or Abbacomites. Prior to the period of Charlemagne the court appointed its favorites to the office of abbot : rich abbacies were given to the higher secular clergy in commendam. ie simply to enjoy its revenues, or else to counts and military... History of the Christian Church to the Reformation - Page 297by Johann Heinrich Kurtz - 1860 - 526 pagesFull view - About this book
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...varióos reference, such as, — Lay-Abbot* or Abbnromlte*. — Prior to the period of Charlemagne the court appointed its favourites to the office of...abbacies •were given to the higher secular clergy in commeadam, ie, simply to enjoy its revenues, or else to counts and military chiefs in reward for their... | |
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