Among the major orders of the late medieval Church, the educational organization for the Carmelit... more Among the major orders of the late medieval Church, the educational organization for the Carmelite Friars and the Regular Canons of the Rule of St Augustine (the Austin Canons)2 alone remains largely unstudied. This study considers the latter of these two. Although the focus here falls primarily on those Austin Canons who were educated at the University of Oxford, it will be necessary to place this in the context of various other elements in the Canons’ education, namely their novitiate training, almonry schools, and libraries. We shall also outline how the Order attempted to enforce the various statutes relating to higher education and how it endeavoured to maintain and improve standards.
Among the major orders of the late medieval Church, the educational organization for the Carmelit... more Among the major orders of the late medieval Church, the educational organization for the Carmelite Friars and the Regular Canons of the Rule of St Augustine (the Austin Canons)2 alone remains largely unstudied. This study considers the latter of these two. Although the focus here falls primarily on those Austin Canons who were educated at the University of Oxford, it will be necessary to place this in the context of various other elements in the Canons’ education, namely their novitiate training, almonry schools, and libraries. We shall also outline how the Order attempted to enforce the various statutes relating to higher education and how it endeavoured to maintain and improve standards.
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