Well, it started as a way to be closer to God and follow his sons vows of poverty. What it became was a powerful corporation that sold prayer for money. The view of the people was that the more severe the monastery the more the prayer was worth to God. So when a soldier or King would kill or start a war they would give the monks money to pray for them. God would then forgive them their sins and they were free to go to heaven. But like most corporations, money and power corrupted the monks. They had armies and brothels.
Erasmus a monk, St. Thomas Moore and
In a monastery. They could not leave the monastery besides the exception of the fryer.
the do summert good like go wadering in there monasteries
The term that does not identify a secular musician of the Middle Ages is "monk." Monks were typically associated with religious music and activities within monasteries, focusing on sacred music rather than secular performance. In contrast, secular musicians, such as troubadours and minstrels, performed songs and entertained audiences outside of religious contexts.
Saint Benedict
there life was hard because they had to do lots of work
A member of the Catholic church.
It was very bad they could not marry and lived only to document events and serve god
A peaceful, spiritual, religious man seeking enlightenment.
There were lots and lots of monks in the Middle Ages. Nuns, too. Roger Bacon was a famous monk of the period, and Hildegard of Bingen was a famous nun.
Praying
In a monastery. They could not leave the monastery besides the exception of the fryer.
Erasmus a monk, St. Thomas Moore and
a group of community men who vows to poverty and religious beliefs
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the do summert good like go wadering in there monasteries
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.