Ebdomadari versus canonici: gli istituti clericali, il potere ecclesiale e la topografia medievale del complesso episcopale di Napoli

Abstract

This article suggests a new interpretation of a series of medieval records (X-XIV centuries), in which the congregatio ecclesiae Sanctae Restitutae and the congregatio Salvatoris, are mentioned, both congregations of priests attached to Naples Cathedral. The authoress reaches the conclusion that these were not two chapters of canons corresponding to two different cathedral buildings: Santa Restituta and the Salvatore, but rather two hierarchically different congregations within the same Cathedral. The members on one of these congregations -from 1337 officially called Ebdomadari-, in the 18th century, invented the tradition of a second old Cathedral, for economic reasons and to increase their power.