Parish tax - kyokuzei

…In the center of a parish, that is, in the center of a settlement, there is a church site including a cemetery, and a parish church where worship is held and a rectory are built. Originally in the Middle Ages, tithes were levied to cover the maintenance and upkeep of the sanctuary in the parish, the salary of the parish priest, and alms for the poor. In the early modern period, parish taxes were levied on parishioners to cover the maintenance and upkeep of the nave where the pews are located, the procurement of supplies necessary for worship, and the salaries of church officials. Church officials were churchwardens, parish clerks, and gravediggers. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "parish tax" is listed below.

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…教区の中心，すなわち集落の中央に，墓地を含む教会用地があり，礼拝の行われる教区教会堂parish churchと牧師館rectoryとが建てられている。本来中世において，会堂内の祭壇の置かれた内陣の維持管理費，教区司祭の給与，貧民への施しのために十分の一税が課せられ，やがて近世にはいると，会堂の会衆席のある身廊の維持管理費，礼拝に必要な物資の調達，教会役員の給与のために，教区民に教区税が課せられた。教会役員は，教会委員，教区書記，墓掘り男であった。…

※「教区税」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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