camerarius

The term camerarius was, therefore, very frequently equivalent to civil treasurer, and in the case of monasteries meant the monk charged with the administration of the monastic property.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913

He reached Rome in 1538, and shortly afterwards he was appointed camerarius of the

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913

The phrase scriptum per manum is vague and leaves uncertain whether the person mentioned was the official who drafted or merely engrossed the bull, but we hear in this connection of persons described as notarius, scriniarius (archivist), proto scrinarius sanctæ Romanæ ecclesiæ, cancellarius, ypocancellarius, and after 1057 of camerarius, or later still notarius S. palatii.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913

Among such other officials may be named the custos, primicerius, portarius, precentor, hospitalarius, eleemosynarius or almoner, and camerarius or chamberlain.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913

Finally, the cardinals were put in charge of several of the great offices of the Church: in the Chancery a cardinal-chancellor or rather vice-chancellor, in the administration of the papal revenues a cardinal-camerarius, in the conduct of the penitentiaria a cardinal-penitentiary.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913

The highest administrative officers were always the chamberlain (camerarius) and the treasurer (thesaurarius) — the former is regularly a bishop, the latter often of the same rank.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913

The rural chapter acquired in time the right of presentation to the deanery; it also elected a camerarius for the administration of certain common funds, and a diffinator, or assistant to the dean.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913

Surrendering all his preferments, he accompanied Bishop Goldwell of St. Asaph to Rome, where they resided in the English hospital, of which Clenock was camerarius in

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913

Since the middle of the twelfth century we find a papal chamberlain (camerarius domini papœ) as a regular member of the Curia, entrusted with the financial management of the papal court.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913

As a legal corporation the cardinals have their own revenues, which are administered by a camerlengo (camerarius) chosen from their own body (not to be confounded with the cardinal camerlengo, administrator of the papal estate), and to some extent the successor of the former archdeacon or prior diaconorum cardinalium.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913