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      A misericord (sometimes named mercy seat, like the biblical object) is a small wooden structure formed on the underside of a folding seat in a church which, when the seat is folded up, is intended to act as a shelf to support a person in a partially standing position during long periods of prayer.


      Origins



      Prayers in the early medieval church at the daily divine offices (i.e. Matins, Lauds, Prime, Terce, Sext, None, Vespers, and Compline) were said standing with uplifted hands. The old or infirm could use crutches or, as time went on, a misericordia (literally 'pity of the heart', to create an act of mercy). For these times of required standing, seating was constructed so that the seats could be turned up. However, the undersides sometimes had a small shelf, a misericord, allowing the user to lean against it, slightly reducing their discomfort. Like most other medieval woodwork in churches, they were usually skillfully carved and often show detailed scenes, even though they were hidden underneath the seats, especially in the choir stalls of the choir around the altar. Despite being located in churches, it was not considered appropriate for these sculptures to portray religious motifs, as people rested their buttocks against them. As such, misericords portrayed a wide range of subjects from secular life and folklore unrelated to the Bible.


      History


      The earliest mention of the misericord dates to the 11th century. Surviving misericords in English churches date from the start of the 13th century right up until the 21st century, although after the beginning of the 17th century they are viewed as modern copies with little or no historical importance. Remnant's 1969 catalogue dismisses everything after that date as "modern", rarely even affording it a description, but there are many wonderful carvings from the Victorian era, and even the modern day. The earliest set of misericords can be found in the choir stalls of Exeter Cathedral and date from the middle of the 13th century. Slightly earlier individual examples are present at Christchurch Priory and St Mary the Virgin, Hemingbrough. The vast majority of English misericords date from the 14th and 15th centuries and are curiously most often depictions of secular or pagan images and scenes, entirely at odds with the Christian iconography and aesthetic that surround them.
      Many stalls with misericords were once part of monastic or collegiate churches, but under the Reformation many were either destroyed or broken up to be dispersed amongst parish churches. Those that survived were further depleted by 17th-century iconoclasts and Victorian reformers. One set at Chester was destroyed by Dean Howson because he deemed it improper, although 43 of the original medieval scenes remain. The woodcarvers came from Lincoln in the late 14th century and moved on to Westminster Hall when they had finished the choir, three years later. It is said that it was the apprentices who were allowed to carve the seats, while the masters did the more impressive works.


      Eastern Orthodox use


      Misericords are found to this day on kathismata, the choir stalls used by Eastern Orthodox monastics. These tend to be much simpler than their Western counterparts, usually being a simple strip of rounded wood with little or no ornamentation. Their use is very common in the Greek Orthodox Church, though Russian Orthodox monasteries tend not to have individual choir stalls, but simple benches for the brethren to sit on. Orthodox Christians stand throughout the long divine services, rather than sit or kneel, though some seating is provided for the elderly and infirm. Whereas Greek monks will tend to lean in their stalls during the services, Russian monks usually stand upright.


      Misericord (room)


      A distinct (but related) use of the word is to denote a room in a medieval Benedictine monastery where some part of the community would eat on any given day. The Rule of Saint Benedict included strict rules on the food allowed for monks in the refectory: for example, it provided for a complete ban on the meat of four-legged animals except for the sick. In a late medieval monastery, a schedule would send half of all monks to dine in the refectory, and the other half to the misericord, where the Rule of Saint Benedict was not in effect and they could indulge in meat. At Westminster Abbey, the misericord was constructed sometime between 1230 and 1270.


      Cultural impact


      As the 'hidden' position and 'vernacular' iconography of misericords have prompted them to be seen as a subversive art-form, they have re-appeared as motifs in modern art and literature.


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      See also



      Mourner's bench
      Prie-dieu


      References



      Remnant, G. L. (1969; re-issue 1998). Misericords in Great Britain; with an essay on their iconography by Mary D. Anderson. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-817164-1


      Further reading


      Elaine C. Block, Corpus of Medieval Misericords in France: XIII – XVI century. (2003) ISBN 2-503-51239-9
      Elaine C. Block, Corpus of Medieval Misericords Iberia: Portugal – Spain XIII-XVI. (2004) ISBN 2-503-51499-5
      Elaine C. Block, Corpus of Medieval Misericords: Belgium (B) – Netherlands (NL). (2010) ISBN 978-2-503-51600-4
      Elaine C. Block, Misericords in the Rhineland. (1996) ISBN 1-883300-06-1
      Michael Camille, Image on the Edge: The Margins of Medieval Art. (1992) ISBN 978-0-674-443624
      Christa Grössinger, The World Upside Down: English misericords. (1997) ISBN 1-872501-98-2
      Paul Hardwick, English Medieval Misericords: the margins of meaning. (2011) ISBN 1-84383-659-9
      Dorothy and Henry Kraus, The Gothic Choirstalls of Spain. (1986) ISBN 0-7102-0294-6
      Dorothy and Henry Kraus, The Hidden World of Misericords. (1975) ISBN 0-8076-0804-1
      Fernando López-Ríos Fernández, Arte y medicina en las misericordias de los coros españoles (1991) ISBN 84-7846-064-0


      External links



      A Handbook of Medieval Misericords
      Misericords of the world – Photos, descriptions and histories of thousands of misericords.
      Luuk Houven: CORPUS OF BRITISH MISERICORDS

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    Misericord - Wikipedia

    A misericord (sometimes named mercy seat, like the biblical object) is a small wooden structure formed on the underside of a folding seat in a church which, when the seat is folded up, is intended to act as a shelf to support a person in a partially standing position during long periods of …

    Misericorde (weapon) - Wikipedia

    An illustration of a misericorde from a 1908 textbook. A misericorde (/ ˌ m ɪ z ər ɪ ˈ k ɔːr d / or /-z ɛr ɪ-/; from French miséricorde, "mercy"; itself derived from the Latin misericordia, "act of mercy") was a long and narrow knife used during the High Middle Ages to deliver mercy killings to mortally wounded knights, as it was designed to be thin enough to strike through the gaps ...

    Misericords - Westminster Abbey

    The word misericord comes from the Latin misericordia, meaning pity or mercy. These hinged oak seats in the chapel tip up to form a ledge on which the monks could lean for support while standing for long periods during services.

    Misericords of the world

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    Misericord Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of MISERICORD is a small projection on the bottom of a hinged church seat that gives support to a standing worshipper when the seat is turned up.

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    Hidden Beneath the Seats – History of the Misericords

    Dec 28, 2017 · Misericord – or Mercy Seat – is the name of the ledge on the underside of the folding seats in the church’s choir stalls. Often hidden and usually unnoticed, these small seats meant a great deal for monks during their arduous day of worship.

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    Feb 17, 2025 · misericord (countable and uncountable, plural misericords) Relaxation of monastic rules. The room in a monastery for monks granted such relaxation. A ledge, sometimes ornately carved, attached to a folding church seat to provide support for a …

    MISERICORD definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    [1200–50; ME misericorde lit., pity, mercy, an act of clemency ‹ MF ‹ L misericordia pity, equiv. to misericord-(s. of misericors) compassionate (miseri-, s. of miserēre to pity + cord-s. of cor heart) + -ia-y 3]

    Misericords - The History Jar

    Jul 4, 2014 · Misericords from the Latin word meaning pity are also known as 'mercy seats'. These are the ledges or rests in choir stalls so that clergy singing the divine offices could rest their weary legs. The clerical perches were often hinged so the misericord carving could only be seen when the perch was raised. Many…