The Dominicans and their Identity in Medieval Britain and Ireland: Evidence from Dominican Gospel Lections

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Abstract

The Dominicans arrived in England in 1221 and established their first community in Oxford, followed in quick succession by houses in towns and cities across England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, which together formed the English Province of the Order. The first part of this chapter charts the spread of the Dominican Order in medieval Britain and Ireland and then surveys the extant liturgical books from the region. While only a handful survive, many supply the Gospel lections read at Mass; thus, the final part of this chapter explores the liturgical identity of the Dominican Order through a study of its Gospel lections. This reveals that the Dominican choice of Gospel lections in Britain and Ireland was largely in line with that of their Continental counterparts; nonetheless, local sanctoral feasts were added to the margins of books used for the public recitation of the Gospels, showing some adaptation for local needs.
Original languageEnglish (Ireland)
Title of host publicationMusic and Liturgy in Medieval Britain and Ireland
EditorsAnn Buckley, Lisa Colton
Place of PublicationCambridge
PublisherCambridge University Press
Pages269-291
Number of pages23
ISBN (Electronic)9781108694988
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2022

Keywords

  • lectionaries
  • bibles
  • capitularies
  • Gospel readings
  • Mass
  • Order of Preachers
  • Dominicans
  • medieval
  • England

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