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The Medieval Church · c. 755
The Rule for Canons
Chrodegang of Metz · c. 712–766
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What it is
A rule for cathedral clergy living in common — shared meals, a daily chapter meeting, a dormitory — without the vow of poverty a monk would take.
Why it lasted
It created the order of canons, the institution that ran European cathedrals for the next thousand years.
Where to read it
Public domain and free to read in full, though not held here. The archives below have it.
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