The ministry of deaconesses was sui generis; it was not included in
the cursus honorum (the progression from lower to higher ministerial roles), even though deaconesses were sometimes regarded as members of the clergy.
At 35, the French - born, London - based artist Laure Prouvost has already run
the cursus honorum of the British art scene: she attended both Goldsmiths and Central Saint Martins for art school, showed at both the ICA London and Tate Britain, and then, last year, she outflanked front - runner Tino Sehgal to win the Turner Prize.