In early medieval Europe, monasticism constituted a significant force in society because the prayers of the religious on behalf of others featured as powerful c
This work explores how monasteries fulfilled their particular duty of intercessory prayer in the early Middle Ages. Focusing on the period of Carolingian Church
The Carolingian period (c. 750-900) has traditionally been described as one of ‘reform’ or ‘renaissance’, where cultural and intellectual changes were i