oblatus

This precocious introduction of Rabanus as "puer oblatus" in the Benedictine monastic world, and the fruits that it gave for his human, cultural and spiritual growth, opened up very interesting possibilities not only for the life of the monks, but also for the whole of society of his time, normally referred to as "Carolingian."

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They stood at the opposite poles of oblatus and conversus, and they understood each other so well that few words ever needed to pass between them.

The Hermit of Eyton Forest Peters, Ellis, 1913- 1987

The oldest remaining oblatus, given to God when he was five years old, and now approaching fifteen and his novitiate, told awful stories of Brother Paul's predecessor, who had ruled with the rod, and been possessed of an eye that could freeze the blood.

The Hermit of Eyton Forest Peters, Ellis, 1913- 1987

They stood at the opposite poles of oblatus and conversus, and they understood each other so well that few words ever needed to pass between them.

The Hermit of Eyton Forest Peters, Ellis, 1913- 1987

The oldest remaining oblatus, given to God when he was five years old, and now approaching fifteen and his novitiate, told awful stories of Brother Paul's predecessor, who had ruled with the rod, and been possessed of an eye that could freeze the blood.

The Hermit of Eyton Forest Peters, Ellis, 1913- 1987

* [2148] Quemadmodum oblatus est pro peccatis, non immerito peccatum factus dicitur, quia et bestia in lege quæ pro peccatis offerabatur, peccatum nuncupatur

The Doctrine of Justification by Faith 1616-1683 1965

“Quemadmodum oblatus est pro peccatis, non immerito peccatum factus dicitur, quia et bestia in lege quæ pro peccatis offerabatur, peccatum nuncupatur,” Ambrose in locum.

The Doctrine of Justification by Faith 1616-1683 1965

Then, in the later Middle Ages, oblatus, confrater, and donatus became interchangeable titles, given to any one who, for his generosity or special service to the monastery, received the privilege of lay membership, with a share in the prayers and good works of the brethren.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913

But, in 1625, we find the conversus reduced below the status of the commissus, inasmuch as he was permitted only to make simple vows and that for a year at a time; he was in fact undistinguishable, except by his dress, from the oblatus of a former century.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913

The conversus, the lay brother properly so called, made solemn vows like the choir monks, and wore the scapular; the commissus made simple vows, and was dressed like a monk, but without the scapular; the oblatus made a vow of obedience to the abbot, gave himself and his goods to the monastery, and wore a sober secular dress.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913