He had been the head of the monastic school.
There has been a revival of monastic schools since the 1990s with the deepening economic crisis.
Teaching modern education was initiated in the monastic school in 2010.
But monastic and cathedral schools were virtually the only ones available.
It is known to have continued to function as a monastic school until the 16th-century Reformation.
The greatest number of scholars from the monastic schools appeared during the 18th century.
The monastic school there was highly regarded in Germany, and he received an excellent education.
He also established a monastic school for future members of the clergy.
During the 19th century Downside remained a small monastic school.
Today it is run as an upper-education level monastic school.