Growing up in a Carolingian monastery
Magister Hildemar and his oblates
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11892185 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mayke De Jong (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1983 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 99-128 |
| Publication date | 1983-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Medieval History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0304-4181 • E-ISSN: 1873-1279 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1016/0304-4181(83)90004-0 |
| OpenAlex | W2000448976 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 6 |
The monastic Rules of the early middle ages make it quite clear that the monasteries of this period were populated by a mixed community of adults and children. The Carolingian commentaries, and especially the so-called Hildemar commentary on the Rule of St Benedict, provide detailed information on the education and upbringing of the children who lived in the monasteries. We learn from Hildemar that they were subjected to constant supervision and diligent care. For this reason they were set apart from the adult monks. However, in spite of their separation, they were still full members of the community, who participated in all the activities of monastic life. Apparently Hildemar preferred to recruit new members for his community when they were very young. This was the result of a new development in monastic life: in the Carolingian period a growing number of monks were admitted to the priesthood. Hildemar considered the children who were raised in the monasteries to be eminently suitable for ordination. They were trained to be the future intellectual and moral elite of the community
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| Citations per year | 0.35 |
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| Citation span | 2003 - 2023 (21) |
| Highly cited | No |