TY - BOOK ID - 737722 TI - Gerardi Magni scripta contra simoniam et proprietarios AU - Groote, Geert AU - Hofman, Rijcklof Henri Frans AU - Van den Berg, Marianus Kornelis Antonius PY - 2016 VL - 235A 2/2 SN - 9782503566405 2503566405 PB - Turnhout : Brepols, DB - UniCat KW - Manuscripts. Epigraphy. Paleography KW - Grotius, Gerardus KW - Simony KW - Poverty KW - Simonie KW - Pauvreté KW - Early works to 1800 KW - Religious aspects KW - Catholic Church KW - Early works to 1800. KW - Ouvrages avant 1800 KW - Aspect religieux KW - Eglise catholique KW - Groote, Gerard, KW - Manuscripts. KW - Medieval Latin literature KW - Medieval Dutch literature KW - 248 GEERT GROOTE KW - 248 GEERT GROOTE Spiritualite. Ascese. Mystique. Theologie ascetique et mystique. Devotion--GEERT GROOTE KW - 248 GEERT GROOTE Spiritualiteit. Ascese. Mystiek. Vroomheid--GEERT GROOTE KW - Spiritualite. Ascese. Mystique. Theologie ascetique et mystique. Devotion--GEERT GROOTE KW - Spiritualiteit. Ascese. Mystiek. Vroomheid--GEERT GROOTE KW - Destitution KW - Wealth KW - Basic needs KW - Begging KW - Poor KW - Subsistence economy KW - Church discipline KW - Offenses against religion KW - Groote, Geert, KW - Groote, Gerhard, KW - Groete, Geert, KW - Gerardus, KW - Groote, Gerrit de, KW - Grote, Geert, KW - Grote, Gérard, KW - Groot, Gerardus, KW - Simony. KW - Catholic Church. KW - Pauvreté UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:737722 AB - Geert Grote (1340-1384) on corruption among the clergyGerardus Magnus or Geert Grote (1340-1384), the founder of the Dutch religious reform movement Deuotio moderna, is the author of a rich and varied written legacy. Shortly after his death already, his biographers singled out his attempts to improve the moral standards of contemporary clergymen among his most noteworthy pursuits. His efforts in this field basically came down to opposition against two forms of abuse in the world of the clergy, incompetence and corruption. In the present volume his essays against corruption in the medieval Church are edited. These essays address corrupt practices in connection with the acquisition of, and functioning in, ecclesiastical offices, as well as the widespread custom to require an admission fee from prospective residents in religious institutions. Grote defined his views on such entrance fees shortly after his conversion to a devout lifestyle in 1374, in the Statutes composed for religious women living together in part of his own house. Because of its relevance for the essays against entrance fees, a new edition of these Statutes is included in the present edition. Related to these abuses is a tolerant attitude towards personal possessions belonging to individual residents in religious communities, a custom known as proprietarism. Grote’s essays against this evil are also included in the edition. ER -