Even so... Clovis rules the Franks
- Clovis rules the Germanic people of Gaul known as the Franks
- In 496 he has a battlefield conversion - he and 3000 of his warriors become Christians
- The Church in Rome likes this
- By 511 the Franks are united into one kingdom, with Clovis and the Church working as partners
Spread of Christianity
- Church + Frankish rulers = rise in Christianity
- In 520, Benedict writes rules for monks:
- vows of poverty (live simply in monasteries)
- chastity (no marital relations)
- obedience (listen to church superiors)
- His sister Scholastica writes similar rules for nuns
- They operate schools, maintain libraries, copy books
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