IMC 2011: Sessions
Session 625: Medieval Commemoration, V: Practicalities of Memoria
Tuesday 12 July 2011, 11.15-12.45
| Sponsor: | MeMO - Medieval Memoria Online Project & Utrecht Centre for Medieval Studies, Universiteit Utrecht |
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| Organisers: | Kim Ragetli, MeMO - Medieval Memoria Online Project, Universiteit Utrecht Rolf de Weijert, Medieval Memoria Online, Universiteit Utrecht |
| Moderator/Chair: | Truus van Bueren, Medieval Memoria Online Project |
| Paper 625-a | Distributions during Memorial Services: A Look at Their Evolution and Importance in the Late Medieval Urban Parish Church of Courtrai (Flanders) (Language: English) Index terms: Lay Piety, Local History, Religious Life |
| Paper 625-b | The Foundation of Almshouses by Career Clergy (Language: English) Index terms: Local History, Religious Life |
| Paper 625-c | Research Possibilities Offered by Late Medieval Obituaries: The Case of Diksmuide (County of Flanders, Diocese of Thérouanne) (Language: English) Index terms: Lay Piety, Religious Life |
| Abstract | Distributions in cash or kind were often an integral part of late-medieval memorial services. Can evolutions be distinguished in the portion of the 'memorial budget' spent on distributions, and in the choice of preferred beneficiaries? The first paper aims to answer these questions on the basis of the late medieval sources from the urban parish church of Saint Martin (Courtrai). The second paper discusses the foundation of almshouses by career clergy in the late Middle Ages as a form of commemoration that fits in a strategy of church reform. The third paper explores the structure and composition of the obituary of the church wardens of Diksmuide, a small Flemish town with a single parish. What information does it contain, what does it omit? Was information rendered correctly? How does its one-sided or limited nature affect historical research? It will be argued that obituaries remain an invaluable source of information. |