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Monks and nuns often served the community by becoming educators and teaching school. They also worked in hospitals as nurses or aids, led prayer services at churches or homes, and even made some products to sell.
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∙ 10y agomonks and nuns provided various social services, such as tending the sick, providing charity for the poor, setting up for schools for children, and lodging travelers
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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 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 were the various social services provided by monks and nuns.?
Roman Catholic AnswerMonks and nuns primary occupation is the worship of God through the Mass and the Divine Office. Beyond that, they do whatever sort of work their congregation approves of for them to earn their living. For the most part, monks and nuns are cloistered and do not do social work. Many congregations of monks run schools, Benedictine monks, in particular have been know for their schools for centuries, they also run farms, etc. Nuns, classically have have needlework for churches, made altar breads, etc. You may be thinking of friars and sisters, their primary occupations tend more towards "social work" like running parishes, schools, hospitals, etc.
Why was it bad if there were no monks to take services in the middle ages?
You are clearly very confused.Most monks could not "take services"; only priests could take services, hear confessions, conduct weddings, burials and baptisms, perform the last rights and so on. Most monks were not ordained priests and could do none of these things.Some monks in each monastery did become priests, in order to lead the services and hear confessions, but they were generally few in number. They were not intended to provide services for ordinary people - that was the role of the parish priest.
The person who provided rules for how Eastern Christian monks should live was?
Basil
What times of the day do the monks sing Gregorian chants in the abbey of Solemnes?
The monks at the Abbey of Solesmes typically sing Gregorian chants during daily prayer services, known as the Liturgy of the Hours. These services are held at various times throughout the day, including early morning (Matins), mid-morning (Lauds), midday (Sext), late afternoon (Vespers), and evening (Compline).
What services did monks do for the community?
Monks were teachers, grew herbs for medical needs, and spiritual leaders. Often travelers could find a safe place with them for a night.
When was the year when monks were around?
Some times around 4 am, and practice until very very late
What were the Monks jobs?
This is just one Abby, an excerpt and the site:= The Monks Day = Morning Main services Mid day first meal Afternoon work Early Evening rest then second meal Evening early to bed Night church services The Abbey was home for about 100 monks who spent their time worshipping God. The first monks came to the Abbey from Clung in France, so the monks were called Cluniacs which had risen from another type of monk, the Benedictine order. Each day they attended eight services in the Abbey ChurchThe Monks day started at 3.00 am when they went to the first of eight services in the Abbey Church. The services could last up to two hours. Although everyone stood all through the services, the monks had misericords which meant they could rest their rear on a small shelf. The site and the rest of the story. * http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/radstock/rht/themes/religion/monksday.html
What are the various kinds of priests and holy people in Hinduism?
Priests, Monks, Yogis, Rishis & Maharishis
Why were monasteries important?
Monasteries during the Middle Ages (Dark Ages) provided repositories for the documents and artifacts from Roman and Greek civilization, as well as those of a religious nature. Many texts were copied by hand, or preserved as scrolls, or bound into volumes. In feudal times, monks and other orders provided educational services (notably to the children of rulers), and cared for travelers and the sick.
What were places were monks lived called?
Various names were given to the places where monks lived. Among Christian monks, most lived in a monastery or Abbey. They lived together under the supervision of an Abbot. A single monk lived in a hermitage. In the Eastern Orthodox area, a group of monks could live together in a group under a group under the Rule of Anthony. Such a group was called a laura. Female monks lived in a convent.Other religions also had monks.
