Which term refers to schools established through the foundation under the clergy?

Which term refers to schools established through the foundation under the clergy?

• A. Guild schools
• B. Chantry schools
• C. Burgher schools
• D. Islam

Answer: (B)

Chantry schools are educational institutions funded by a chantry—the endowment established by clergy to provide for a priest to say Mass for the founder’s soul. In medieval times, such foundations often included education for boys, with income from the endowment supporting teaching, Latin, reading, and religious instruction. This link to a clerical foundation is what sets chantry schools apart from others. Guild schools, funded by craft or merchant guilds, focused on trades; burgher schools were supported by urban lay citizens; Islam is a religion, not a specific medieval school type. So the term that best fits is chantry schools.

Chantry schools are educational institutions funded by a chantry—the endowment established by clergy to provide for a priest to say Mass for the founder’s soul. In medieval times, such foundations often included education for boys, with income from the endowment supporting teaching, Latin, reading, and religious instruction. This link to a clerical foundation is what sets chantry schools apart from others. Guild schools, funded by craft or merchant guilds, focused on trades; burgher schools were supported by urban lay citizens; Islam is a religion, not a specific medieval school type. So the term that best fits is chantry schools.