Religious and Laity in Western Europe, 1000-1400: Interaction, Negotiation and Power (Europa Sacra) (Europa Sacra)

This volume examines forms of interaction between monastic or mendicant communities and lay people in the high Middle Ages in Britain, France, the Low Countries, and Scandinavia. The nineteen papers explore these issues in geographically and chronologically diverse settings in a way that no English-language collection has yet attempted. It brings together the latest research from established as well as younger historians. The first section ‘Patrons and Benefactors: power, fashion, and mutual expectations’ examines lay involvement in foundations, the rights held by patrons, and how they used these powers, as well as networks of relationships within broader groups of benefactors. The authors demonstrate how changing fashions shaped the fortunes of particular orders and houses and explore how power relations between different types of patrons and benefactors - royal figures, kinship, and other social groupings - affected the mutual expectations of the various parties. The second section of the volume, entitled ‘Lay and Religious: negotiation, influence, and utility’, shows how lay people’s ideas of the role of religious houses could impact upon their patronage of, and support for, monastic or mendicant institutions. Conversely, religious communities offered multi-faceted benefits - practical, intellectual, or spiritual - for the secular world. The book concludes by focusing on the rapid growth of confraternities, their relation to their urban mendicant and monastic contexts, and how the role and forms of confraternities evolved in the late medieval period. Front matter (“Contents”, “List of Illustrations”, “Acknowledgements”, “List of Abbreviations”), p. i Free Access Introduction, p. 1 Emilia Jamroziak, Janet Burton https://doi.org/10.1484/M.ES-EB.3.3311 The Changing Expectations of a Royal Benefactor: The Religious Patronage of Henry II, p. 9 Marjorie Chibnall https://doi.org/10.1484/M.ES-EB.3.3312 Fundator Noster: Roger de Mowbray as Founder and Patron of Monasteries, p. 23 Janet Burton https://doi.org/10.1484/M.ES-EB.3.3313 Fashion and Benefaction in Twelfth-Century Western France, p. 41 Belle Stoddard Tuten https://doi.org/10.1484/M.ES-EB.3.3314 How Rievaulx Abbey Remembered its Benefactors, p. 63 Emilia Jamroziak https://doi.org/10.1484/M.ES-EB.3.3315 Monastic Benefactors in England and Denmark: Their Social Background and Gender Distribution, p. 77 Linda Rasmussen https://doi.org/10.1484/M.ES-EB.3.3316 Religious Patronage and Family Consciousness: Sorø Abbey and the ‘Hvide Family’, c. 1150-1250, p. 93 Kim Esmark https://doi.org/10.1484/M.ES-EB.3.3317 Royal Patrons and Local Benefactors: The Experience of the Hospitals of St Mary at Ospringe and Dover in the Thirteenth Century, p. 111 Sheila Sweetinburgh https://doi.org/10.1484/M.ES-EB.3.3318 Bequests and Burials: Changing Attitudes of the Laity as Patrons of English and Welsh Monasteries, p. 131 Karen Stöber https://doi.org/10.1484/M.ES-EB.3.3319 The Imperial Dynasty of Luxemburg, the Emperors, and the Mendicant Orders in the Fourteenth Century, p. 147 Hans-Joachim Schmidt https://doi.org/10.1484/M.ES-EB.3.3320 Garsinde v. Sainte Foy: Argument, Threat, and Vengeance in Eleventh-Century Monastic Litigation, p. 169 Stephen D. White https://doi.org/10.1484/M.ES-EB.3.3321 Sancto Dunstano Cooperante: Collaboration between King and Ecclesiastical Advisor in Aelred of Rievaulx’s Genealogy of the Kings of the English, p. 183 Marsha L. Dutton https://doi.org/10.1484/M.ES-EB.3.3322 Cares Beyond the Walls: Cistercian Nuns and the Care of Lepers in Twelfth- and Thirteenth-Century Northern France, p. 197 Anne E. Lester https://doi.org/10.1484/M.ES-EB.3.3323 The Representation of Monastic-Lay Relations in the Canonization Records for Louis IX, p. 225 William Chester Jordan https://doi.org/10.1484/M.ES-EB.3.3324 A Clash of Wills: Religious Patronage and the Vita Apostolica in Thirteenth-Century Flanders, p. 241 Erin Jordan https://doi.org/10.1484/M.ES-EB.3.3325 Distinguishing between the Humble Peasant Lay Brother and Sister, and the Converted Knight in Medieval Southern France, p. 263 Constance H. Berman https://doi.org/10.1484/M.ES-EB.3.3326 Looking for Common Ground: From Monastic Fraternitas to Lay Confraternity in the Southern Low Countries in the Tenth to Twelfth Centuries, p. 287 Arnoud-Jan A. Bijsterveld https://doi.org/10.1484/M.ES-EB.3.3327 Monastic Confraternity in Medieval England: The Evidence from the St Albans Abbey Liber Benefactorum, p. 315 James G. Clark https://doi.org/10.1484/M.ES-EB.3.3328 The Mendicant Orders in Urban Life and Society: The Case of London, p. 333 Jens Röhrkasten https://doi.org/10.1484/M.ES-EB.3.3329 Old Stories and New Themes: An Overview of the Historiography of Confraternities in the Low Countries from the Thirteenth to the Sixteenth Centuries, p. 357 Bram van den Hoven van Genderen, Paul Trio https://doi.org/10.1484/M.ES-EB.3.3330 Back matter (“List of Contributors”, “Index”), p. 385 Free Access Introduction / Emilia Jamroziak And Janet Burton -- The Changing Expectations Of A Royal Benefactor: The Religious Patronage Of Henry Ii / Marjorie Chibnall -- Fundator Noster: Roger De Mowbray As Founder And Patron Of Monasteries / Janet Burton -- Fashion And Benefaction In Twelfth-century Western France / Belle Stoddard Tuten -- How Rievaulx Abbey Remembered Its Benefactors / Emilia Jamroziak -- Monastic Benefactors In England And Denmark: Their Social Background And Gender Distribution / Linda Rasmussen -- Religious Patronage And Family Consciousness: Soro Abbey And The 'hvide Family', C. 1150-1250 / Kim Esmark -- Royal Patrons And Local Benefactors: The Experience Of The Hospitals Of St Mary At Ospringe And Dover In The Thirteenth Century / Sheila Sweetinburgh -- Bequests And Burials: Changing Attitudes Of The Laity As Patrons Of English And Welsh Monasteries / Karen Stober -- The Imperial Dynasty Of Luxemburg, The Emperors, And The Mendicant Orders In The Fourteenth Century / Hans-joachim Schmidt -- Garsinde V. Sainte Foy: Argument, Threat, And Vengeance In Eleventh-century Monastic Litigation / Stephen D. White. Sancto Dunstano Cooperante: Collaboration Between King And Ecclesiastical Advisor In Aelred Of Rievaulx's Genealogy Of The Kings Of The English / Marsha L. Dutton -- Cares Beyond The Walls: Cistercian Nuns And The Care Of Lepers In Twelfth- And Thirteenth-century Northern France / Anne E. Lester -- The Representation Of Monastic-lay Relations In The Canonization Records For Louis Ix / William Chester Jordan -- A Clash Of Wills: Religious Patronage And The Vita Apostolica In Thirteenth-century Flanders / Erin Jordan -- Distinguishing Between The Humble Peasant Lay Brother And Sister, And The Converted Knight In Medieval Southern France / Constance H. Berman -- Looking For Common Ground: From Monastic Fraternitas To Lay Confraternity In The Southern Low Countries In The Tenth- To Twelfth- Centuries / Arnoud-jan A. Bijsterveld. Monastic Confraternity In Medieval England: The Evidence From The St Albans Abbey Liber Benefactorum / James G. Clark -- The Mendicant Orders In Urban Life And Society: The Case Of London / Jens Rohrkasten -- Old Stories And New Themes: An Overview Of The Historiography Of Confraternities In The Low Countries From The Thirteenth To The Sixteenth Centuries / Bram Van Den Hoven Van Genderen And Paul Trio. Edited By Emilia Jamroziak And Janet Burton. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.