Chaplain's Duty
During the middle Ages, one of the most important people in a community was the religious leader. Christianity in the time period was the preeminent religion and the leader of the church would be extremely powerful. Within the church, there were several different jobs that a person could take and each would have specific responsibilities and duties to fulfill. One of these positions, the chaplain would have responsibilities that more directly tied him to the church building than other members of the clergy. Among the duties of the chaplain were providing spiritual guidance to laborers, supervising architecture and tending the chapel, and also clerking and keeping the accounts of the church.
By definition, the chaplain was a priest or monk who was in direct charge...
His responsibilities would include the maintenance and upkeep of his designated chapel (Medieval). This would include all building repairs, cleaning, and clerical work which needed to be performed. There is documentation that proves that clergymen were often placed in the position of overseeing community construction, such as roadways and bridges (Cutts 1898, 480). As the most highly educated person in the area, anything that required mathematics, statistics, or logistics would be within the realm of the chaplain.
Unlike modern clergy members, the middle Ages chaplains were not held accountable to a higher religious body. Instead, the chaplain was often chosen by the wealthy land owner whose land the church would be on. The chaplain would therefore be indebted…
