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Advowson is the right in English law
English law

English law is the Legal systems of the world of England and Wales, and is the basis of common law legal systems used in most Commonwealth of Nations countriesand the United States ....
 of presenting or appointing a nominee to a vacant ecclesiastical benefice
Benefice

Originally a benefice was a gift of land for life as a reward for services rendered. The word comes from the Latin language noun beneficium, meaning "benefit"....
. In effect this means the right to nominate a person to hold a church office in a parish
Parish

A parish is a local church; it is an administrative unit typically found in Roman Catholic, Anglican, United Methodist, and Presbyterianism churches....
.

In medieval England, an advowson was regarded as property, and could be bought and sold, as well as bequeathed. Canon law, however, by the 12th century, decreed that the right to present belonged to the saint the church was dedicated to, and that only church courts could rule on cases involving advowsons.






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Advowson is the right in English law
English law

English law is the Legal systems of the world of England and Wales, and is the basis of common law legal systems used in most Commonwealth of Nations countriesand the United States ....
 of presenting or appointing a nominee to a vacant ecclesiastical benefice
Benefice

Originally a benefice was a gift of land for life as a reward for services rendered. The word comes from the Latin language noun beneficium, meaning "benefit"....
. In effect this means the right to nominate a person to hold a church office in a parish
Parish

A parish is a local church; it is an administrative unit typically found in Roman Catholic, Anglican, United Methodist, and Presbyterianism churches....
.

In medieval England, an advowson was regarded as property, and could be bought and sold, as well as bequeathed. Canon law, however, by the 12th century, decreed that the right to present belonged to the saint the church was dedicated to, and that only church courts could rule on cases involving advowsons. King Henry II
Henry II of England

Henry II, called Curtmantle ruled as King of England , Count of Anjou, Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony, Count of Nantes, Lord of Ireland and, at various times, controlled parts of Wales, Scotland and western France....
's Constitutions of Clarendon
Constitutions of Clarendon

The Constitutions of Clarendon were a set of legislative procedures passed by Henry II of England in 1164. The Constitutions were composed of 16 articles and represent an attempt to restrict ecclesiastical privileges and curb the power of the Church courts and the extent of Papal authority in England....
 held a differing view, and after Thomas Becket
Thomas Becket

Thomas Becket was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to his death. He is venerated as a saint and martyr by both the Roman Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion....
's murder, the king once more issued rules requiring cases involving advowsons to be heard by secular courts.

Advowsons were one of the earliest incorporeal hereditaments. As such, courts will still occasionally look to the common law
Common law

Common law refers to law and the corresponding Legal systems of the world developed through legal opinion of courts and similar tribunals , rather than through statute law or Executive ....
 on the transfer of advowsons for guidance on the transfer of modern incorporeal hereditaments, such as farming allotments. See First Victoria Nat'l Bank v. United States, 620 F.2d 1096 (5th Cir., 1980).