The Communion Rites of Early Medieval France
Nicholas Paxton
The actions and prayers surrounding the communion in indigenous forms of mass early medieval France differ considerably from their Roman counterparts. Different manuscripts Gallican mass, Gallo-Roman which supplanted it, provide a symbolic understanding significance receiving importantly complements that liturgy. To assess symbolism content main manuscripts, comparative evaluation background, date reliability is essential. history rites also illustrates phenomenon standardisation during Carolingian renaissance: principle, local were suppressed favour standard form. However, one important rite, Lyons, has survived to this day, probably helped by Lyons' status as primatial see.
The Journal of Australian Early Medieval Association