A Middle Age Monastery

Monks and Nuns were men and women who withdrew from the world to pursue spiritual goals in life. About 530 a Monk named Benedict organized the monastery of Monte Casino in Southern

Considering all rule at the time ran next to the church, the monasteries were able to use their “key to heavens doors” as a way to gain more donations such as from the wealthy or the crown. The monasteries were able to use this advantage in for their own political ambitions and were eventually able to rule over the towns and cities they were placed in. During this time period monasteries were basically able to do whatever they wanted due to the upper hand they held over government with their “keys to

The Medieval monastery was established during the middle Ages, this was a place where people got together (mostly monks, nuns and other spiritual beings) and they spent their time praying, studying and most of all helping

main religions at the time. They did so by living in monasteries, in the monasteries help the less

Monasticism was a way of life for those who thought everyday life too sinful, and decided to devote themselves to God, either communally in the monastery or lavriote, a life of solitude. St Benedict around five hundred and forty AD set down rules which were to become the basis for monastic life in the Catholic church; poverty, obedience, chastity, and work. In these monasteries theology was preserved. A different form of monasticism developed in Ireland due to the fact it was isolated from the rest of Europe. Monks were more like the hermits of Egypt rather those of Roman Christianity. Scholarship developed in these monasteries, also a new form of art called Hiberno-Saxon. These monasteries kept literacy skills alive. Monks would transcribe and decorate sacred texts by hand. Such texts include the Book of Kells and the Lindisfaire

When thinking about a medieval monastery the first thing that comes to mind is the origin of the word monastery which comes from the Greek monos, meaning alone. Monasticism in itself is a way of life that is devoted to God in seclusion. A large part of monasticism is isolation, not only from the neighbors but from family. When taking the vows to be a monk one not only completely devotes ones life to God but all friends, family and earthly possessions are left behind. Taking the vows of monasticism takes brutal dedication and severe strength. What pushed Guibert of Nogent into monasticism is that his mother withdrew from the world after his father’s death. During that time he was left alone and

Life in the church consisted of prayer, study, and work. Convents were self-sufficient communities and all nuns were expected to work about 5 to 6 hours a day. In addition to living a life of religious purity; a nun was more liberated than other women of the Middle Ages because the convent provided nuns opportunities to continue their education and be free of a man’s control.

Rose Leonard World History Robin Escobar April 15, 2015 Nuns During the Middle Ages The life of a nun during the middle ages was very focused on working in the convent, worshiping and reading. Nuns attended church and spent much of their time meditating and praying. Many women were not given many opportunities for education and the convent was the primary source of education for nuns.

The Monastery is simple a gathering ground for the people when the abbot feels as if the need for a community meeting. The abbot has the power to listen to the people confess of their sins to him in the monastery. These two places that are so different in many ways are what kept these villages in

For around 7 hours you read the bible and sing hymns for around 1 hour. (Website) Next, you do your vows. Like the Vow of Poverty, Vow of Chastity, and Vow of Obedience. (Website) Third, you wash and cook for the monastery, grow vegetables, and fruits to feed people, and produce wine ale and honey. (Website) Also, some manual labor you do is reaping, sowing, ploughing, binding and thatching, haymaking and threshing, providing medical care for the community, providing education for boys and novices, copying the manuscripts of classical authors, and providing hospitality for pilgrims.

7.00 - 9.00 am - chapter house (chapters from the bible or writings of saints were read)

This paper will discuss the monastery’s role in the medieval European life. The medieval monasteries played many roles in the community including providing medication, education, food (they offered food to the poor), preserved earlier works of the Greeks in form of writing and writing, offered hospitality to the pilgrims (Lawrence, 2014).

Religion played an important role in life during the Middle Ages. Christianity itself was a huge factor in everyday life. Monks and nuns were men and women who devoted their lives to Christianity by cutting their ties with the outside world. They achieved this by living apart from the outside world in secluded communities known as monasteries where they could focus their attention, religious studies and practices/activities. These communities self-sufficient as they were able to harvest crops and raise animals. Nuns lived in similar communities known as convents. These were separate from the monasteries.

St. Benedict was important to Rome. He decided that it was more important to live for God. Then Saint Benedict turned his life to Christ. Many men loved Saint Benedict and tried to imitate his life. Then the people excitedly requested for him to become their leader. Confidently he conceded this request. Saint Benedict equipped a community on a tremendous hill called Monte Cassino. In 529, Saint Benedict circulated a rule for the monks. He thought that those who wanted to serve God could live in a building called a monastery. They would pray. They would work. They would study. When the monks did these three tasks they would do it alone. One of Saint Benedict’s rules was teaching lessons of civilization. He believed

The beginning of Christian monasticism can be divided into two main types, the eremitical or solitary and the coenobitical or family type. St. Anthony may be called the founder of the purely eremitical system or hermit life style living out in the desert, while St. Pachomius was the founder of the second less solitary and more community based way of life. The rule of St. Anthony or the Antonian system left the monks way of life up to his own discretion. This contrasted the Rule of St. Pachomius who were almost all living as a community yet without the stability brought by the rule of St. Benedict. The two rules would rival each other in Egypt but wouldn’t become a model outside of Egypt. Then in the 4th century St. Basil changed and reordered Greek monasticism. He rejected the