BROTHERHOOD AND COMMUNITY ON THE EVE OF THE REFORMATION:

CONFRATERNITIES AND PARISH LIFE IN LIEGE, 1450-1540

by

David Henry Dieterich

 

A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (History) in The University of Michigan

1982

 

Doctoral Committee:

Professor Thomas N. Tentler, Chairman

Professor Marvin B. Becker

Professor Guy R. Mermier

Professor James A. Vann

 

Copyright © 1982 by D. Henry Dieterich

Contents

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Introduction

Acknowledgements

Preface

Chapter 1: Confraternities

The Origins of Christian Confraternities

Varieties of Medieval Confraternities

The Confraternity and the Parish

Chapter 2: The City and the Parish

The Legacy of Medieval Liège

Economy and Society under Erard de la Marck

The Parish of Saint-Martin-en-Ile

Chapter 3: The Confraternity of Our Lady

The Confraternities of Liège

The Confraternity of Our Lady and the Blessed Sacrament

The Activities of the Confraternity

Chapter 4: The Members

Demographics

Social Orders

Relations within the Confraternity

Offices outside the Confraternity

Chapter 5: Conclusions

The Reformation in Liège

The Confraternity and the Parish

The Brotherhood in the Community

Bibliography

Manuscript Sources

Published Sources and Studies

Appendices

Appendix A: Opportunities for Religious Community Life in Liège, 1400-1550

Appendix B: The Guilds of Liège

Appendix C: Money of Account Used in Liège

Appendix D: The Parishes of Liège