Medieval source material on the internet: Church records and religious houses

  1. Papal records
  2. Bishops' registers and diocesan records
  3. Records of religious houses
  4. Lists of clergy
  5. Ecclesiastical courts
  6. Chantries
  7. Miscellaneous

Church records and religious houses

For a brief guide to church records, click here

For some medieval records in Ancestry's UK and Ireland Collection, click here

(1) Papal records

(2) Bishops' registers and diocesan records

(3) Records of religious houses

See also many monastic documents in the sections on Medieval and early modern texts, Manorial records and Charters.

(4) Lists of clergy

(5) Ecclesiastical courts

(6) Chantries

(7) Miscellaneous