![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It was not until 782 that Alcuin became master of the royal school at Aachen, but even the fame of Alcuin in no wise diminished the acknowledged reputation of Clement. These events may have taken place in the winter of the year 774, after Charlemagne had been in Italy.Ĭlement was regent of the palace school at Paris until his death. Clement was requested to remain in France as the master of a school of learning for boys both noble and common, that was established and supported by Charlemagne. Ailbe, Clement's companion, was then given the direction of the "monastery of Saint Augustine" near Pavia, identifiable as the Abbey of San Pietro in Ciel d'Oro, "sometimes named after Saint Augustine, because it contained many of his relics". Word of them reached the ear of Charlemagne, who sent for them to come to his court. ca 771) they set themselves up in the market as venders of learning. 888), says that Clement with his unnamed companion, both "Scots of Ireland" travelling in the company of traders, arrived on the coast of Gaul "in the moment when Charlemagne had begun to reign as sole king" (i.e. ![]() Gall, usually identified as Notker the Stammerer, who wrote a Life of Charlemagne dedicated to Charles the Fat (d. 750 – 818) is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church.īorn in Ireland, he founded a school for boys under the patronage of Charlemagne and figures in the Carolingian Renaissance of learning.Ī monk of St. Saint Clement of Ireland (Clemens Scotus) ( c. ![]()
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