Download or read book Saving the Souls of Medieval London written by Marie-Helene Rousseau and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2011 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: St Paul's Cathedral stood at the centre of religious life in medieval London and this investigation of its chantries - pious foundations through which donors endowed priests to celebrate intercessory masses for the benefit of their souls - sheds light on the role chantries played in promoting the spiritual well-being of medieval London.