The royal consecration ordines of the Pontifical of Sens from a new perspective
Shane Bobrycki
Historians have long turned to royal consecration ordines for insights about early medieval kingship . Christian consecrations go back into late antiquity, but these rites first emerged in Carolingian Europe, above all ninth-century west Francia . Generally speaking, an ordo is a liturgical text that prescribes the actions and words of celebrants during rite . Ordines are thus transcripts most significant rites, king’s or queen’s ina...
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