Difference between revisions of "Court Of Arches"
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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_20542" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_20542" /> == | ||
<p> This court, which subsisted in [[England]] before the time of | <p> This court, which subsisted in [[England]] before the time of Henry II, is a court of appeal, belonging to the archbishop of Canterbury; the judge is called the dean of arches, because he anciently held his court in the church of St. Mary-le-bow (Sancta Maria de Arcubus). The spiritual courts are now held at Doctors' Commons. </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
Latest revision as of 07:54, 15 October 2021
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [1]
This court, which subsisted in England before the time of Henry II, is a court of appeal, belonging to the archbishop of Canterbury; the judge is called the dean of arches, because he anciently held his court in the church of St. Mary-le-bow (Sancta Maria de Arcubus). The spiritual courts are now held at Doctors' Commons.
