Lord Almoner

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The Lord Almoner was a senior royal ecclesiastical official in England responsible for overseeing the distribution of alms and charitable funds on behalf of the monarch.

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Label Occurrences
Lord Almoner canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court official
ecclesiastical office
royal office
appliesToJurisdiction British monarchy NERFINISHED
Kingdom of England NERFINISHED
appointedBy British sovereign NERFINISHED
monarch of England
associatedWithEvent Maundy almsgiving NERFINISHED
associatedWithInstitution British royal court NERFINISHED
English royal court
ceremonialRole participation in royal religious ceremonies involving almsgiving
country England
fieldOfWork charity
ecclesiastical administration
poor relief
hasDuty distribution of alms
management of charitable funds
organization of royal charity to the poor
oversight of royal almsgiving
hasJurisdictionOver royal charitable distributions
hasTitleForm Lord High Almoner NERFINISHED
hierarchicalRelation senior royal ecclesiastical official
historicalFunction distribution of royal charity on behalf of the Crown
representation of the monarch in ecclesiastical charitable matters
historicalPeriod Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED
early modern England
late medieval England
languageOfWork English
officeCreatedFor administration of the monarch’s charitable giving
officeHolderRequirement member of the clergy
ordained cleric
partOf Royal Almonry NERFINISHED
positionHeldIn Royal Household of England NERFINISHED
Royal Household of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
religion Church of England
seat British royal court NERFINISHED
English royal court NERFINISHED
subordinateTo British sovereign NERFINISHED
monarch of England
typeOf almoner
usedResource revenues assigned for charity
royal alms funds
worksWith Gentlemen at Arms NERFINISHED
Sub-Almoner NERFINISHED

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Lancelot Andrewes positionHeld Lord Almoner