parsonage

Minister's official home

A parsonage is the house provided by a church for its minister to live in.

The term reflects an older tradition where clergy housing was part of compensation: The new pastor moved into the parsonage next to the church.

Also called a rectory or manse depending on denomination.

clergy

rector

Parish clergy chief

  • vicarClergy substitute for bishop
  • pastorChristian congregation leader
  • ministerReligious leader or serve

preacher · chaplain · curate · deacon · bishop · archdeacon · canon · cleric · ecclesiastic · ordained

residence

vicarage

Clergy residence

quarters · residence · household · hearth · homestead · lodging · domicile · sanctuary · living quarters · benefice

parish

congregation

Assembled group of worshippers

chapel · ministry · pastoral care · flock · community · fellowship · worship · sermon · Sunday service · visitation

architecture

Victorian

Of a prim era

  • GeorgianOf four kings' era
  • TudorSixteenth-century English ruling family
  • gabledWith triangular roof ends

stone · brick · historic · garden · grounds · study · library · parlor · restoration · preservation

literary

Brontë

Literary sisters' surname

Eliot · village life · rustic · provincial · idyllic · genteel · modest · humble · quiet · secluded

Categories
Opposites
religious vs. secular dwelling

parsonagecommercial property

Buildings for business use

government housing · company housing · civic building · public housing · rental property

clergy residence type

parsonagemonastery

Religious seclusion dwelling

convent · abbey · friary · priory · rectory

institutional provision vs. private ownership

parsonageprivate residence

Family

parsonages

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