Pro salute anime. Holy Mass and salvation of the nobility in late medieval Hungary

Abstract

FEDELES, Tamás. Pro salute anime. Holy Mass and salvation of the nobility in late medieval Hungary. The people of the Medieval era strived to ensure salvation for themselves, their ancestors and their descendants in any way their social and financial status per-mitted. One possible means to this end was available through Mass-endowments. The current study is based on an analysis of 85 Mass-endowments from 34 Hungarian aristocratic families (1406 – 1531). Besides barons, family members—and