But also the former monks who did not turn Protestant had to be supplied, so that only a small amount was left over for the pastors.
Often, a piece of land, the so called prebend or „Pfründe“, belonged to the parishes, too, which was also cultivated by the pastor to earn one’s living.
The livelihood of the pastors was measured by the quality of their prebend.
www.lutherhaus-eisenach.deDaher blieb von den Geldern nur ein geringer Teil für die Pfarrstellen übrig.
Zu den Pfarreien gehörte größtenteils auch ein Stück Land, das der Pfarrer für seinen Unterhalt selbst bebaute, die sogenannten Pfründe.
Je nach der Qualität der Pfründe fiel der Lebensunterhalt der Pfarrer aus.
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