GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE !

THIS TIME I’LL BE DISCUSSING ABOUT THE MEDIEVAL CONCEPT OF

SPIRITUAL AND INTELLECTUAL EDUCATION.

Education in the medieval period was the prerogative of the Church, especially during the early medieval
period.

Following the fall of the Western Roman Empire, it was under the Frankish ruler Charlemagne that a
concerted campaign began to offer education to the people. Beginning in the late 8th century,
monasteries and cathedrals started establishing schools of their own where they would educate young
boys in a variety of sciences.
Most of the secular education was concerned with classical Greek and Roman subjects while a
significant section of the taught syllabi comprised religious education.

The Church played a very significant role in medieval education. At the time of Charlemagne’s ascension,
the Roman heritage and culture of Western Europe had largely been forgotten. It was the Church and its
bishops and monks who continued learning and teaching classical subjects such as grammar, rhetoric,
and logic.
ok,lets proceed to the history

THE FALL OF ROME IN 476 AFTER DEATH IS CONSIDERED AS THE END OF ANCIENT TIMES AND
THE START OF MEDIEVAL HISTORY, Why is the fall of Rome important?
The fall of Rome was completed in 476, when the German chieftain Odoacer deposed the
last Roman emperor of the West, Romulus Augustulus. The East, always richer and
stronger, continued as the Byzantine Empire through the European Middle Ages.
The fall of the Western Roman Empire was the loss of central political control in the Western Roman
Empire, a process in which the Empire failed to enforce its rule, and its vast territory was divided into
several successor polities.

IN THIS PERIOD THERE ARE 4 EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM OR MOVEMENTS THAT EMERGED ,SO
THESE ARE THE MONASTICISM,SCHOLASTICISM,CHIVALRY,AND GUILD SYSTEM OF EDUCATION.
EACH EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IT BEARS DIFFERENT CHARACTERISTICS AND FEATURES THAT
GREATLY INFLUENCED OUR TODAYS PHILIPPINE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM,THE MEDIEVAL
CONCEPT OF EDUCATION WAS CENTERED ON SPIRITUAL,AND INTELLECTUAL .THE MEDIEVAL
PERIOD OF PHILOSOPHY REPRESENCE A RENEWED FLOWERING OF WESTERN PHILOSOPHICAL
THOUGHT AFTER THE INTELLECTUAL GROWTH OF THE DARK AGES, Much of the period was
marked by the influence of Christianity and many of the philosophers of the period were
greatly concerned with proving the existence of God and reconciling Christianity with
classical philosophy.
monasticism, an institutionalized religious practice or movement whose members attempt to live
by a rule that requires works that go beyond those of either the laity or the ordinary spiritual
leaders of their religions.
A special form of religious community life
People separate themselves from ordinary ways of living
Based on Jesus’ passage “be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect “ Matthew 5:48
Greek word “monos” meaning alone
OK LETS PROCEED TO THE NOTABLE PERSON DURING THIS TIME,THE FIRST ONE IS ST. PATRICK
,HE Founded the first Monasticism in Ireland between AD 432 AND 461
,  Known as the "Apostle of Ireland", he is the primary patron saint of Ireland, the other patron saints
being Brigit of Kildare and Columba.NEXT IS ST. ANTHONY
THE Founder of Christian Monasticism
(Father of Monasticism)
- St. Anthony was not the first ascetic or hermit, but he may properly be called the "Father of
Monasticism" in Christianity, as he organized his disciples into a community and later,
following the spread of Athanasius's hagiography, was the inspiration for similar
communities throughout Egypt and, elsewhere.
Men who adopt a monastic life are called Monks
While women are called Nuns and live in a convent
The buildings where the monks lived were called monasteries. The nuns' buildings were
called nunneries. 
AIMS OF MONASTIC EDUCATION- Monastics have been instrumental in creating,
preserving, and enhancing institutions of religious and secular learning and in
transmitting cultural goods, artifacts, and intellectual skills down through the
generations.
AGENCIES OF EDUCATOPN-MONASTERIES
Medieval monasteries were places of learning and an important part of medieval
education. Monastic schools were run by monks and nuns and centred around religion. Pupils
would learn to read Latin, as well as how to write, to chant, to do arithmetic, and to use a sundial
to read the time.
There were seven Liberal Arts which were the subjects of secular education in the Middle
Ages and Renaissance but were codified in late Roman antiquity. They were divided into
the trivium - Grammar, Logic and Rhetoric - and the quadrivium – In liberal arts education, the
quadrivium consists of the four subjects or arts taught after the trivium. The word is Latin, meaning
'four ways', and its use for the four subjects has been attributed to Boethius or Cassiodorus in the
6th century.

Geometry, Arithmetic, Astronomy and Music.

The 7 traditional liberal arts are the subjects that were outlined by Plato in his work The
Republic, thought to constitute all the essential skills and fields of knowledge required by a free,
well-educated citizen.
GREATEST CONTRIBUTION TO EDUCATION
-MONASTICISM
Monasticism became quite popular in the Middle Ages, with religion being the most important
force in Europe. Monks and nuns were to live isolated from the world to become closer to
God. Monks provided service to the church by copying manuscripts, creating art,
educating people, and working as missionaries.
SCHOLASTICISM- Scholasticism is a method of learning more than a philosophy or a
theology, since it places a strong emphasis on dialectical reasoning to extend knowledge by
inference and to resolve contradictions. Scholastic thought is also known for rigorous
conceptual analysis and the careful drawing of distinctions.

IMPACTS OF MEDIEVAL EDUCATION TO PHILLIPINES

The impacts of Monasticism to the present Philippine Educational framework
is the devotion of time and consideration regarding perusing, contemplating,
and composing as what we constantly executed in our everyday schedule.
The Scholasticism affected the Philippine Educational framework by focusing
on scholarly control. What's more, the motivation behind this scholarly order is
to strengthen the strict life and the congregation by the advancement of
scholarly power
What are the important features of the education in the medieval Middle Ages?

The most important subjects were Latin language and grammar, rhetoric, logic and
the basics of math and science. They learned astrology and philosophy as well. All
the lessons were prepared on the basis of Roman and Germanic sources as well as the
absence of proofs made education focused on superstitions and beliefs.