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Everything monks and nuns did was "good" in the sense that they strove to avoid anything evil.
- They remembered the people who had died in their area and prayed for the well-being of their souls in Heaven (the Office of the Dead).
- They stored knowledge in form of books which may have first been written in Classical times, copied over and over again to ensure they survived. These texts included medical manuscripts, knowledge of herbs, animals and the writings of the early Christian Fathers as well as legal documents and much more.
- Monks studied the scriptures and attempted to apply Christian teachings to their own lives.
- Monks took an interest in the important events going on around them - the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles are a series of documents written by Saxon monks recording major events from Roman times to the middle of the 12th century: battles, weather, the travels of the king, diseases of animals and many more events were included.
- Monks established and built some of the finest medieval buildings across the whole of Western Europe - in England most of these were destroyed by Henry VIII.
- Monks preserved and protected the Holy relics of Christian Saints.
- Monks and nuns staffed many of the leper houses established to treat those many unfortunate people afflicted with leprosy; almost every town had one or more leper hospitals located just outside the town limits.
- Monasteries always gave away any surplus to the local poor in the form of "alms" - food and clothing were the main gifts.
- Monastery infirmaries might treat the sick and injured people in the local area, although their main purpose was to take care of elderly monks.
- Monasteries each had a "hospital" or guest-house where travellers could stay for short periods, entirely free of charge. Each hospital had a monk (a brother Hospitaller) in charge; there was a refectory serving meals, bed chambers and a chapel where visitors could pray. There would also be provision for stabling horses and places for servants to sleep.
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What is the definition of literature in the middle ages?
No one could read nor write so there were no books. The only books produced were by monks and they were handwritten about the bible or copied from ancient texts. The Book of Kells is a good example of what the monks did.
Because of what during the Middle Ages do you have good manners?
It depends who "you" are. By modern standards, people in the middle ages would seem boorish, rude, and filthy. Most of our social ettiquette dates from after the middle ages. In the east, bathing was more common in the middle ages, but other practices (such as bathroom... things...) were disgusting pretty much everywhere.
What was the good thing of being a peasant in the middle ages?
The peasants of the Middle Ages had very few responsibilities.
What was the education of a middle ages monk?
.Catholic AnswerMost monks in the Middle Ages were Benedictines, although in the later Middle Ages there were various Orders that started, they were all basically modeled on the Rule of St. Benedict. Two things that were absolutely essential for monks were that they could read and write. They had to know Latin to recite the Divine Office, and, if they were ordained to the priesthood (it became a Church practice pretty early on that all Choir monks were ordained to the priesthood) they had to be able to say Mass. Also, the Rule states that they have assigned readings throughout the day, and during Lent each monk is to be given a book from the library which he must read straight through before Easter. Most monasteries had schools attached and Scriptorium's so that had to be able to write to copy books, and they had to have a pretty good education to teach.
Was the lion a symbol of good or evil in the middle ages?
good
What was the governmental structure in the middle ages?
Pizza is good
How was the Middle Ages socially?
a very good place
What is the name of a monk in the middle ages?
Roger Bacon was a famous English monk, who is credited for advancing science a good deal. Hildegard von Bingen was a famous German nun who was a poet and expert in healing herbs.
What was the peasants life was in the middle ages?
life was really good
What is a good y word from the middle ages?
ye yore
What is the effect of not having good nourishment in the middle ages?
Death.
Do you have info on articles from the middle ages?
If you mean by articles things written by people in that time there is very little. The printing press wasn't invented until 1446 and most people couldn't read or write. Monks did write, make and copy books. The Book of Kells is a good example of their work. Other than that there is nothing that survives.
