TY - JOUR
T1 - Patron-client relations and ecclesiastical careers
T2 - securing a place in a Portuguese cathedral (1564-1640)
AU - Silva, Hugo Ribeiro da
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2015 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2015/12/1
Y1 - 2015/12/1
N2 - In this study on the role of patronage in ecclesiastical careers, the central role of Rome in the distribution of benefices in Portuguese cathedrals is highlighted. Kings, bishops, and others used canonries as payment for services rendered. Although the virtues of the applicants for canonries were important, patronage ties could override personal qualifications. There also were alternative routes to obtaining an office in a cathedral that circumvented the power of the appointment holders, which allowed some to overcome possibly weaker patronage ties.
AB - In this study on the role of patronage in ecclesiastical careers, the central role of Rome in the distribution of benefices in Portuguese cathedrals is highlighted. Kings, bishops, and others used canonries as payment for services rendered. Although the virtues of the applicants for canonries were important, patronage ties could override personal qualifications. There also were alternative routes to obtaining an office in a cathedral that circumvented the power of the appointment holders, which allowed some to overcome possibly weaker patronage ties.
KW - Cathedral clergy
KW - Ecclesiastical careers
KW - Patronage
KW - Portugal
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84924517014&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1353/cat.2015.0040
DO - 10.1353/cat.2015.0040
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:84924517014
SN - 0008-8080
VL - 101
SP - 28
EP - 47
JO - Catholic Historical Review
JF - Catholic Historical Review
IS - 1
ER -