Abbot - Modern Abbots not as Superior - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Abbot: Encyclopedia - Abbot
The word abbot, meaning father, has been used as a Christian clerical title in various, mainly monastic, meanings. Abbot - Origins. The ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abbot: Encyclopedia Ii - Abbot - Monastic History
An abbot (from the Hebrew ab, "a father", through the Syriac abba, Latin abbas (genitive form, abbatis), Old English abbad, ; German...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abbot: Encyclopedia Ii - Abbot - Protestantism
In the German Evangelical Church the title of abbot (Abt) is sometimes bestowed, like abbé, as an honorary distinction, and sometimes su...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abbot: Encyclopedia Ii - Abbot - General Information
Before the late modern era, the abbot was treated with the utmost reverence by the brethren of his house. When he appeared either in chur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abbot: Encyclopedia Ii - Abbot - Abbatial Hierarchy
In several orders, there exists a pyramidal relationship between a major abbey (often the old mother of several others, especially if it ...   » Read the article