V.8.4
LODGING OF THE MASTER OF THE
HOSPICE FOR PILGRIMS AND PAUPERS
The management of the Hospice for Pilgrims and Paupers
was the responsibility of a monastic official to whom the
Plan of St. Gall refers as "the caretaker of the poor" (procurator
pauperum).[297]
His lodging (pausatio procuratoris
pauperum) lies immediately to the north of the Hospice for
Pilgrims and Paupers, between the south porch of the
atrium and the Monks' Parlor (fig. 394). It is an oblong
chamber, 10 feet wide and 25 feet long, which is built
against the southern aisle of the Church, doubtless in the
form of a lean-to. It is provided with a corner fireplace and
doors that connect it with both the court and the southern
aisle of the Church. The Master of the Hospice for Pilgrims
and Paupers is a subordinate of the Porter.
