Politics in the Convent
The Election of a Fifteenth-Century Abbess
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3423650 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Laura Mellinger (Cornell University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 529-540 |
| Publication date | 1994-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Church History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-6407 • E-ISSN: 1755-2613 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3167628 |
| OpenAlex | W2124524411 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 2 |
On 26 May 1434, the sisters of the Abbaye Saint-Georges de Rennes filed into their chapter house. Their abbess had died two days previously, and following her burial in the abbey church the abbey's prioress had called a meeting to plan the election of a new leader for the community
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art history · Fifteenth · Plan (archaeology) · Political science · Politics · SAINT · Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis · History · Law · Medieval and Early Modern Justice · Medieval Literature and History
| Citations per year | 0.07 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1999 - 2002 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |