Arches, Court of
Arches, Court of
The court of the Archbishop of Canterbury , acting also as a court of appeal from diocesan tribunals within the Province of Canterbury; formerly held at the church of Saint Mary of the Arches (Saint Mary-le-Bow), Cheapside, London .
Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Arches, Court of
This court, which subsisted in England before the time of Henry II, is a court of appeal, belonging to the archbishop of Canterbury; the judge is called the dean of arches, because he anciently held his court in the church of St. Mary-le-bow (Sancta Maria de Arcubus). The spiritual courts are now held at Doctors’ Commons.