The Clergy in the Medieval World : Secular Clerics, their Families and Careers in North-Western Europe, c.800–c.1200

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Unlike monks and nuns, clergy have hitherto been sidelined in accounts of the Middle Ages, but they played an important role in medieval society, in pastoral care, education and administration. This book examines how clerics built up their careers, and identifies the principal factors influencing their advancement.