The ecclesiastics included archbishops, bishops and certain abbots. She controlled the selection of archbishops, bishops and abbots. Bishops and the abbots of important monasteries lived and functioned like princes. Some manors were under the authority of bishops or abbots of the Catholic church. Reincarnations, Abbots, and Lamas were imprisoned or executed by the Soviets. The next day, all abbots and monks of monasteries in Cyprus were executed. Upon reaching Pavia other bishops and abbots joined him. Many abbots and abbesses asked her for prayers and opinions on various matters. Francis I effective authority to nominate almost all abbots and conventual priors in France. The "Calixtinum" allowes the emperor to be present at the ordination of bishops and abbots. Therefore no real dynasties of abbots and bishops have ever been able to establish themselves. It is also used as an honorific for abbots of monasteries. Burmese priests have the custom of preserving their chief abbots in coffins full of honey. The family maintained dominance over the monastery by appointing family members as abbots. Elizabeth I in 1562 confirmed the charters which former kings had granted to the abbots.