Prebendary
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A prebendary is a member of the Catholic or Anglican clergy, and a special form of canon who holds an administrative role in a cathedral or collegiate church. When attending services, prebendaries sit
Prebendal stalls in the Choir of Salisbury Cathedral in England
Benefice
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A benefice or living is a reward received, usually in exchange for services rendered; such payment also operates as a retainer to help ensure the delivery of such services, or fulfilment of the duties
Prebendary
…prebendaries". They form the chapter of the cathedral and sit in their prebendal stalls when in residence in the cathedral. The prebend is the form of benefice held by a prebendary; historically, the stipend attached to it was usually drawn from specific sources in the income of a cathedral's estates. In the…
Raphael's The Coronation of Charlemagne (1514–15). The 800 AD coronation led to disputes over an emperor's ability to hand out benefices.
Girolamo and cardinal Marco Corner investing Marco, abbot of Carrara, with his benefice. Titian, c. 1520
Cardinal Alessandro Farnese, grandson and cardinal-nephew of Pope Paul III, held sixty-four benefices simultaneously.