Vestries [ Religious Belief ]
… English and French authorities exported the system to their American colonies. Practices > Religious Belief Mots-clés Churches Corruption Finance North America Officials Religion Historical evolution From the late Middle Ages, local … Christianity shouldered a set of canonical duties, typically relating to the building and maintenance of their parish churches and the provisions of items required for worship. Lay representatives chosen for terms of 1-2 years – referred … H., ‘The Anglican parish vestry in colonial Virginia’, Journal of Southern History (vol. 22, 1956), p. 310-333. … Churches … Corruption … Finance … North America … Officials … Religion … Vestries …
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