2006-12-19 10:02:01 · 6 answers · asked by gh7432 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Depending on denomination and local tastes, a building inhabited, or formerly inhabited by the leader of a Christian church can be referred to by many names. In churches that are members of the Anglican Communion, the building will most commonly be called a rectory or vicarage depending on the title of the inhabitant.
2006-12-19 10:06:57 · answer #1 · answered by Polo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are looking at house descriptions, those on the market describe a property that used to be inhabited by the local "man of the cloth" in the Church of England and his family.
Traditionally in noble families, the first son inherited the title and the estate, the second son went into the army and the third became a parson/ rector/ vicar. As a result the rectories were often quite substantial buildings and some of them are absolutely gorgeous. They have proven to be rather impractical and too onerous to maintain on a small modern stipend, and since there are less and less parish vicars, many of them have come on the market. They usually fetch quite a substantial price.
2006-12-19 20:19:27 · answer #2 · answered by WISE OWL 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A house that a Rector lives in.
A Rector is a type of clergyman within the Church of England.
Forget the precise definition, but they have better position than a Vicar - think they can't be moved out of a Rectory in the same way as a Vicar can be moved on.
2006-12-19 10:05:15 · answer #3 · answered by a Real Truthseeker 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its were the rector of a church lives
2006-12-21 23:08:47 · answer #4 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its the house - where a "Rector" lived/lives.
Its a church property, no difinitive size
2006-12-19 10:04:55 · answer #5 · answered by ~Mustaffa~Laff~ 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
what a leading question..... coowel
2006-12-19 10:15:16 · answer #6 · answered by ~☆ Petit ♥ Chou ☆~ 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋