New book - Disabled Clerics in the Late Middle Ages, by Ninon Dubourg, pub. by Amsterdam University Press
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23 mai 2023
- doi: 10.58079/no04
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Medieval history History, Medieval Middle Ages--History Medieval period World history, Medieval Dark Ages Physical handicaps Handicaps Disabling conditions Impairment Physical disabilities DisabilityCiter ce document
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Un/suitable for Divine Service? The petitions received and the letters sent by the Papal Chancery during the Late Middle Ages attest to the recognition of disability at the highest levels of the medieval Church. These documents acknowledge the existence of physical and/or mental impairments, with the papacy issuing dispensations allowing some supplicants to adapt their clerical missions according to their abilities. A disease, impairment, or old age could prevent both secular and regular cl...
