Jean Mabillon and the Debate on the Regular Origins of Secular Canonesses in Seventeenth-Century France
This paper reviews the classic perception that the debate on the regular origins of secular canonesses in early modern France consisted of a clash between authors who sought to legitimise the members’ current status and privileges, and prominent scholars such as Jean Mabillon whose sole aim was to p...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2023
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The journal of ecclesiastical history
Year: 2023, Volume: 74, Issue: 3, Pages: 491-515 |
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Abbaye (Remiremont)
/ Mabillon, Jean 1632-1707
/ Woman
/ Church office
/ Canonesses
/ Reform
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| IxTheo Classification: | KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KBG France KCA Monasticism; religious orders KDB Roman Catholic Church NBE Anthropology RB Church office; congregation |
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| Summary: | This paper reviews the classic perception that the debate on the regular origins of secular canonesses in early modern France consisted of a clash between authors who sought to legitimise the members’ current status and privileges, and prominent scholars such as Jean Mabillon whose sole aim was to present a truthful account of the past. Through a case study of the abbey of Remiremont it shows that local commentators gained a nuanced understanding of that community's past and present identities, while Mabillon and others relied on second-hand arguments and flawed methods to make a case for a regular reform. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-7637 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of ecclesiastical history
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0022046923000088 |