Growing up in a Carolingian monastery: Magister Hildemar and his oblates
Michiel de Jong
The monastic Rules of the early middle ages make it quite clear that monasteries this period were populated by a mixed community adults and children. Carolingian commentaries, especially so-called Hildemar commentary on Rule St Benedict, provide detailed information education upbringing children who lived in monasteries. We learn from they subjected to constant supervision diligent care. For reason set apart adult monks. However, spite their separation, still full members community, participated all activities life. Apparently preferred recruit new for his when very young. This was result development life: growing number monks admitted priesthood. considered raised be eminently suitable ordination. They trained future intellectual moral elite community.
Journal of Medieval History