Collegiate church in Głogów, Poland

In Christianity, a collegiate church is a church served and administered by a college of canons or prebendaries, presided over by a dean or provost. Głogów (Hlohov (rare Glogau rarely Groß-Glogau) is a Town in southwestern Poland. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings College ( Latin collegium) is a term most often used today to denote an Educational Institution. A canon (from the Latin canonicus, itself derived from the Greek κανωνικος 'relating to a rule' is a priest who is a member of certain bodies of the A prebendary is a post connected to an Anglican or Catholic Cathedral or Collegiate church and is a type of canon. A dean, in a church context is a Cleric holding certain positions of authority within a religious hierarchy In its governing a collegiate church is similar to a cathedral, although a collegiate church is not the seat of a bishop. This article is about the history and organisation of the cathedral A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight Collegiate churches were often supported by (sometimes extensive) lands held by the church.

A collegiate church typically has its seating arranged parallel with the south and north walls, facing inwards rather than towards the altar at the eastern end. Such an arrangement is found in university chapels and in cathedrals. A chapel is a holy place or area of Worship for Christians, which may be attached to an institution such as a large church, a College, a This article is about the history and organisation of the cathedral It has influenced the design of other churches in that the singing choir is seen as representing the idea of a college. The Westminster model of parliamentary seating arrangement arose from Parliament's use of such a chapel for its sittings until Westminster Palace chapel burnt down in 1834. TalkParliament#Screen-size. -->A  parliament is a Legislature, especially in those Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common

Contemporary examples

The chapel at St. Paul's Collegiate Church at Storrs.

The idea of a "collegiate church" has continued to develop a contemporary equivalent. Many contemporary Collegiate Churches draw on the idea that collegiate means a "church with more than one minister", often understood as reflected in the "priesthood of all believers" and local, congregational governance.

Two different examples of contemporary collegiate churches in America today are The Collegiate Church (New York, NY) (http://www.collegiatechurch.org) and St. Paul's Collegiate Church at Storrs (Storrs, CT) (http://www.stpaulswired.org). St. Paul's Collegiate Church at Storrs features contemporary architecture that reflects traditional collegiate church architecture (see above).

St. Paul's Collegiate Church at Storrs, unlike most historical collegiate churches, is a post-denominational, evangelical church. According to church leaders, they chose the name "collegiate" to emphasize "the priesthood of all believers" and that "every member of the Body of Christ is a minister. "

While collegiate churches typically have its seating arranged parallel with the south and north walls, facing inwards rather than towards the altar at the eastern end, St. Paul's Collegiate Church has adapted this by creating a chapel fully in the round, with the altar/communion station in the center.

Historical examples

England

In pre-Reformation England there were usually a number of collegiate churches in each diocese, with several hundred in total. The English Reformation was the series of events in 16th century England by which the Church of England first broke away from the authority of the Pope England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland In many rites of the Roman Catholic Church and in Anglican churches, a diocese is an administrative territorial unit administered by a Bishop. They were almost all abolished by Henry VIII in 1547 as part of the Reformation by the Act for the Dissolution of Collegiate Churches and Chantries. Henry VIII (28 June 1491 &ndash 28 January 1547 was King of England and Lord of Ireland, later King of Ireland and claimant to the Kingdom of The Protestant Reformation was a reform movement in Europe that began in 1517 though its roots lie further back in time Chantry is the English term for the establishment of an institutional Chapel on private land or within a greater church where a priest would chant masses Many continued to serve as parish churches with a resident vicar or curate and a limited number retained aspects of their collegiate past down to the 19th century. In the broadest sense a vicar (from the Latin Vicarius) is a representative anyone acting "in the person of" or agent for a superior From the Latin curatus (compare Curator) a curate is a person who is invested with the ''care'' or ''cure'' (''cura'' ''of souls'' of a But the royal peculiars alone have survived with collegiate status. A Royal Peculiar (or Royal Peculier) is a place of worship that falls directly under the jurisdiction of the British monarch, rather than a Diocese

In England at the end of the twentieth century there were sixteen churches or chapels with the title of Royal Peculiar not all of which were still in regular use for worship. A Royal Peculiar (or Royal Peculier) is a place of worship that falls directly under the jurisdiction of the British monarch, rather than a Diocese Of these only two are collegiate, each with a Dean and a Chapter of four secular Canons. These are:

• The Collegiate Church of St Peter, Westminster, and
• St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, which is almost always referred to by its original name of Westminster Abbey, is a large mainly Gothic church

Ireland

The roofs of St. Mary's Collegiate Church in Youghal from the South.

In Ireland, there are a number of ancient churches still in regular use that are collegiate churches. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Most notably the church known as St. Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin, is in fact a collegiate church. Saint Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin, formally known as The National Cathedral and Collegiate Church of Saint Patrick Dublin or in the Irish language Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. St. Mary's Collegiate Church ([1] in Youghal, County Cork, a building of very remote antiquity, home to a fine choir, The Clerks Choral. Youghal (ˈjɔːl yawl or /ˈjɒhəl/ Irish Eochaill ˈɔxəʎ meaning 'yew wood' is a Seaport in County Cork, Ireland County Cork (Contae Chorcaí is the most southerly and the largest of the modern counties of Ireland. The Clerks Choral of St Mary’s Collegiate Church Youghal sing traditional Anglican repertoire in the Collegiate Church and occasionally elsewhere throughout the Irish Academic year St. Nicholas Collegiate Church in Galway is another fine example of a pre-reformation Collegiate Church. Galway (Gaillimh is the only city in the province of Connacht in Ireland.

Scotland

St Mary's Collegiate Church, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, consecrated 1410, now a place of worship for the Church of Scotland

The church now refererred to as 'St Giles Cathedral', in Edinburgh, became a collegiate church in 1466, less than a century before the Scottish Reformation. The Collegiate Church of St Mary the Virgin is the Parish Kirk of Haddington East Lothian. East Lothian ( Lodainn an Ear in Gaelic) is one of 32 Unitary council areas in Scotland, and a lieutenancy Area. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The Church of Scotland (Eaglais na h-Alba known informally by its Scots language name The Kirk, is the National church of Scotland. A prominent feature of the Edinburgh skyline St Giles' Cathedral or the High Kirk of Edinburgh is a Church of Scotland place of worship decorating the Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. The Scottish Reformation was Scotland 's formal break with the Roman Catholic Church in 1560 and the events surrounding this

References

G. H. Cook English Collegiate Churches of the Middle Ages (Phoenix House, 1959) P. N. Jeffery The Collegiate Churches of England and Wales (Robert Hale, 2004)

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