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What are the differences between nuns and monks in the medieval times and the ones now?
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∙ 11y ago
In England, modern monks and nuns follow a much less intense daily routine and very few celebrate the night Office as it was in the medieval period. Historically, monks and nuns got up from their beds at around midnight or 2 am for Matins and Lauds before returning to bed and rising again for Prime at around 6 am. Today monks and nuns enjoy much more sleep and are generally not expected to rise until early morning.
Another change is that modern English Offices (church services) are in English, where historically services were entirely in Latin.
Modern monks and nuns have access to the internet and many monastic communities produce and sell a variety of commodities, from honey to ale and mead; the Internet is used to promote this commercial aspect of their work.
Silent contemplation, prayer and periods of manual work still apply in most monasteries.
In my own experience of meeting Benedictine monks in Holland and the USA, there is today almost no concept of humility and adhering to the precepts of the Rule of St Benedict; a medieval monk would be shocked and outraged at the aggressive, opinionated and selfish attitudes displayed by some of their modern brethren.
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What did the monks wear in the medieval times?
a Frock
Where did monks and nuns live in the medieval times?
Monks lived in an abbey or priory (headed by an Abbot or Prior); nuns lived in a nunnery or convent headed by an Abbess or Prioress.
Who were the most important people in medieval times?
Pope Clergy monks Kings Nobles
What do monks doin the daytime in medieval times?
They attended Mass several times a day, cooked, cleaned, gardened, read and wrote out copies of books.
What is difference between middle ages and medieval times?
They were the same thing. Medieval means of the Middle Ages.
What year were medieval monks around?
Monks were around for every single year of the Medieval Age. There were also monks in late Roman times, and there are still monks in modern times. Monks have been around for a good long while, and not all of them were Medieval. * The Medieval Age lasted from the 5th Century to the 15th.
What did the monks wear in the medieval times?
a Frock
Who lived in the monastery in medieval times?
Monks lived in monateries.
Are there any more medieval monks living?
No, obviously. Medieval times ended hundreds of years ago and people, monks included just don't live that long.
Where did monks and nuns live in the medieval times?
Monks lived in an abbey or priory (headed by an Abbot or Prior); nuns lived in a nunnery or convent headed by an Abbess or Prioress.
Who were the most important people in medieval times?
Pope Clergy monks Kings Nobles
What do monks doin the daytime in medieval times?
They attended Mass several times a day, cooked, cleaned, gardened, read and wrote out copies of books.
Did scribes get punished in the medieval times?
Rarely. Most of them were monks anyway. If one of them sucked at his job he was simply put to work in another field.
How did the medieval times nuns have a different life than monks?
Nuns were more likely to be cloistered in their monasteries with very little contact with the outside world. As a group, monks had more freedom to live a secular kind of life if they wished.
What are the difference between medieval castles and today's castles?
There is nothing different between todays castles and medieval time castles. Today's castles were built in medieval times.
How did people learn music in medieval time?
People learnt music in medieval times by memory. Monks would learn chants and minstrels made up songs. A monk chant that I can play from memory is Salva Nos.
What is difference between middle ages and medieval times?
They were the same thing. Medieval means of the Middle Ages.
