Term
oblate
Children placed in a monastery at an early age to be raised and educated by monks.
Filed underChurch History
Definition
Children placed in a monastery at an early age to be reared and educated by monks.
Sources
- 1.Jerald C. Brauer and B. A. Gerrish, ed. The Westminster Dictionary of Church History. (Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1971). 612Original citation: Brauer, Jerald C., and B. A. Gerrish, eds. The Westminster Dictionary of Church History. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1971, 612.
Last revised August 14, 2026