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How do monks and nuns live in monasteries now?
A Monastery is occupied by a community of Monks only
How do you use the word monastery in a sentence?
It was a simple escape, a monastery of stone and sky.
What is called a place where monks live?
Normally it would be called a monastery, although it can also be an Abbey, a Priory, or a Rectory, or even an Archabbey in the case of St. Vincent Archabbey in Latrobe, Pennsylvania; depending on the specific circumstances. There are also several groups of monks, like the Camaldolese and the Carthusians who live in hermitages.
Do monks ever leave the monastery?
I guess you mean "Did monks . . ." since this is posted under Medieval Religion.The answer is yes, but only in certain situations and only with permission of the abbot or prior in charge. The vow of stability implied that monks would not leave their own monastery unless instructed to do so.Among various reasons for monks being given permission to leave were:the translation of a Saint's remains (moving them from one site to another, often into a newly-built shrine).the transportation of books from one monastery to another. The monks at Canterbury, for example, borrowed books from Continental monasteries and these had to be collected and returned by the monks themselves.to go on a pilgrimage.to go to an outstation of the monastery - a farming grange or a small "cell" where just a few monks lived temporarily.to collect the rents of the peasants living on Abbey or Priory lands, including those of the monastery's own miller.There were probably a few other reasons, but without a specific task like these monks would not be permitted beyond the precinct walls.
What is the difference between a mission and a monastery?
Technically, an abbey is a canonically erected and independent monastery with a required minimum of religious, either monks or nuns. The abbey would include a novitiate, guest house, choir, conference room, infirmary, kitchen, refectory, cells, dormitory, oratory, almonry, cellars, calefactory, locutory (or parlor) and a chapter house.A monastery refers to any place with religious men or women live in seclusion and lived a cloistered, contemplative life, and recite the Divine Office. Thus every abbey would be a monastery, but only some monastery would be abbeys.
When the monks went to bed?
The time the monks went to bed could vary depending on the monastery's schedule, but typically they would retire early in the evening after evening prayers and other religious observances. Monks often rise early for morning prayers and to begin their daily routines.
Who built the tower in Glendalough Co Wicklow?
It is not known exactly who built it, but it would have been the monks in the St. Kevin's monastery, almost 1000 years ago.
What were monks who traveled and taught?
As far as Catholic monks are concerned, according to the Rule of most monasteries they are not to travel at all. However, Benedictine monks often travel for school, to visit family, to minister at outlying parishes, etc. A Cistercian of the Strict Observance would probably only travel to go to the hospital.
What are the duties of an abbot in a monastery?
== == An abbot does everything in a monastery, unless the monastery is an abbey. A monastery must have been granted the status of an abbey by the Pope, and such monasteries are normally raised to this level after showing a degree of stability -- a certain number of monks in vows, a certain number of years of establishment, a certain firmness to the foundation in economic, vocational and legal aspects. Prior to this, the monastery would be a mere priory, headed by a prior who acts as superior but without the same degree of legal authority that an abbot has. An abbot is the spiritual and administrative leader of the abbey. After a 'blessing' by the local bishop, he gains additional authorities, similar to a bishop, though not as complete.
What service did monks and nuns provide?
Monks and nuns are cloistered religious, and, as such, do not normally leave their monastery. The biggest thing that monks and nuns have provided in the way of "social services" would be education, they were really the first public education provided to the laity. They, also, in their Scriptoriums kept literature alive by their saving copies of many works of antiquity which otherwise would have been completely lost to us.
What social services did monks and nuns provide?
Monks and nuns are cloistered religious, and, as such, do not normally leave their monastery. The biggest thing that monks and nuns have provided in the way of "social services" would be education, they were really the first public education provided to the laity. They, also, in their Scriptoriums kept literature alive by their saving copies of many works of antiquity which otherwise would have been completely lost to us.
What did the monks do during the Middle Ages?
Monks lived in monasteries and separated themselves from the rest of society. Unless their duties required it most monks had very limited contact with people outside of their monastery, and could not leave it without permission. Within the monastery there were two groups, the monks themselves, and also lay brothers. The actual monks were usually from the upper classes. Daily life of the monk was focused on two areas, religious services, and academics. The monks recited prayers throughout the day, celebrating the various Divine Offices. These began with a midnight service (yes, they got up in the middle of the night and went to church) and would proceed at regular intervals until just before retiring for the evening. The other primary activity of the monks was academics. They studies, copied, and occasionally authored books. Books were read aloud at meal times. The monasteries of medieval Europe were the primary repository of written knowledge at the time. The life of the lay brothers was different. Lay brothers came from the common classes, and while they lived withing the monastery they had separate quarters from the monks, with their own dormitory, refectory (a sort of dining hall) and privy. The lay brothers were typically illiterate. The attended but did not perform the Divine Offices. The did the majority of the physical labor at the monastery, such as gathering and cutting wood, washing and mending clothing, baking the bread, tending the garden, and so on. The monks had certain duties as well, and it appears that they cooked some of their own food (a task assigned on a rotating basis). Monks would also staff the infirmary, where sick or aged monks and lay brothers were cared for.
