ABSTRACT Dynamic growth sparked fierce competition in early twelfth-century Metz. One community vying to get ahead was the suburban Benedictine abbey of Saint-Clément. This article examines the competition the monks faced within Metz and traces how well they fared against their rivals. In particular, it shows that competition from other urban groups, both clerical and lay, was intense. It further reveals that disputes among these groups led to vandalism, forgery and legal wrangling as each party tried to win over the bishop, whose authority often decided the outcome of individual disputes. Under these circumstances, the monks of Saint-Clément did not achieve all their aims. Yet, the article argues, the monks’ limited success is nevertheless significant. It reveals how stiff such intra-urban competition was, as well as the impact suburban monasteries could have on shaping the growing cities of medieval Europe.

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``非常大的冲突''：圣克莱门特的僧侣们在12世纪的梅斯大学中成为竞争对手

摘要动态增长引发了十二世纪初梅斯的激烈竞争。争夺成功的一个社区是Saint-Clément的郊区本笃会修道院。本文考察了僧侣们在梅斯（Metz）内所面临的竞争，并追溯了他们与竞争对手之间的竞争情况。特别是，它表明来自其他城市团体的竞争，无论是文书上的还是外行的，都是如此。它进一步揭示，这些团体之间的争端导致了故意破坏，伪造和法律争执，因为每一方都试图赢得主教，而主教的权威往往决定着个别争端的结果。在这种情况下，圣克莱门特僧侣们并没有实现他们的所有目标。然而，文章认为，和尚的有限成功仍然意义重大。它揭示了这种城市内部竞争的激烈程度，