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The Medieval Church · written 1333; printed from 1470s
The Manual of Parish Priests
Manipulus Curatorum
Guido de Monte Rochen · 14th century
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What it is
What a parish priest must know to administer the sacraments and hear confessions, written for clergy with little formal training.
Why it lasted
One of the most frequently printed books of the fifteenth century, and the clearest evidence of what an ordinary priest was actually expected to know.
Where to read it
Public domain and free to read in full, though not held here. The archives below have it.
These open a search on each archive rather than a direct link, which is the honest way to point at an edition nobody here has checked line by line.
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