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the land was given to the monks
You have given the answer in your question, for as the monks support the people spiritually, so the people support the monks physically. The one giving spiritual food the other giving food for sustenance.
They were "Chroniclers" as in "The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles."
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.
French monks
The monks of the Benedictine Order.
The chroniclers wrote the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles.
Both monks and friars have been teachers throughout their history. The Benedictine monks were the first to establish regular schools in their monasteries, but, of course, they were founded six hundred years before Friars.
if your a typical American you ate the same amount of meals as the monks,3. =============================================== Answer: It depended on the time of year. In winter the days were much shorter, so according to the Rule of St Benedict monks should eat once per day from mid-September to Easter; the remainder of the year, when days were longer, a second meal was permitted late in the day. At the main meal there was a choice of two cooked dishes. A third dish of fruit or vegetables was served if available. In addition each monk received an allowance of bread and ale. On special occasions additional dishes called "pittances" consisting of fish, eggs and other treats were served.
It was first used only by monks and priests.
Pretzels were first made from scraps of bread made by monks in Germany. They were given to children as rewards for doing well is school. These were originally soft. It is rather the hard Pretzels which are a modern invention.
The collective noun for monks is an abomination of monks (from the older 'an abominable sight of monks').