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What age did you have to be in the Middle Ages to become a monk?
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∙ 12y ago
Depends. Some people were given to the order in childhood and brought up as a monk. The monasteries had a small gate in their wall just the size for a child and a person could put a child within the gate and ring a bell letting the monks know that a child was there. This child will live out his life there.
The next was the postulant who was seeking admission. This would probably be someone who was at least 15.
Finally, the novice. This was a member of the community who hadn't taken his final vows. This person was probably a bit of the other two levels in becoming a monk.
2nd Answer: Some institutions did accept children starting around the age or 7 or 8. These children lived separately from the monks under the close supervision of masters and teachers who saw to their education. Upon reaching a certain age, probably about the mid teens, they were given a choice of remaining in the monastery or returning to the secular world. In a sense the monasteries could serve as a sort of boarding school for the male children of the upper classes, especially for a younger child who did not seem inclined to a military life. In the early and first part of the high middle ages this was one of the only ways to receive a comprehensive education.
Over time the practice of taking children decreased, and it became more common for new members to be adults or near adults. In some communities the requirement was 15 years of age, in others, later in the period, it was 20. Newcomers would spend time as a novice before taking vows and permanently entering the cloister. Like children, Novices had separate living quarters and were carefully supervised and trained, both academically and in the requirements of monastic life. On occasion an individual of more advanced age would become a novice, in essence taking up the life of a monk as a "retirement".
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∙ 12y agoThe age at which vows could be taken was about 18 or so, but this varied according to the order. It took several years of preparation to prepare to become a nun, typically seven or more, so girls could be in the process of becoming a nun at an early age, possibly eight or even younger. Of course, an orphan could be raised in a convent, so a girl might begin on the route to taking orders as an infant.
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