Monks and nuns of St. Benedict make three solemn vows of Obedience, Stability, and Conversatio Morum.
MONASTIC VOWS
he was a Franciscan monk before he was released from his vows by his Father.
Erasmus did not become a priest. He became a monk. There is a great difference. An 11 year old child could become a monk if a relative took his vows for him. Erasmus did not become a priest. He became a monk. There is a great difference. An 11 year old child could become a monk if a relative took his vows for him.
There were four for monks and nuns: the vows of poverty, chastity and obedience, plus the vow of stability (meaning a commitment to remain within their monastic community for the remainder of their lives).Friars took only three vows (poverty, chastity and obedience).
Monks typically take vows as part of their commitment to their spiritual practice and community life. Common vows include chastity, poverty, and obedience, which signify a renunciation of worldly attachments and a dedication to spiritual growth. These vows can vary among different monastic traditions, but they generally emphasize simplicity, service, and devotion to a higher purpose. By adhering to these vows, monks aim to cultivate discipline and deepen their spiritual understanding.
Monks took vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. There is a link below to the section on early Christianity of an article on Christian monasticism.
The three virtues that are defined as vows for most religious are: poverty, chastity, and obedience. However, these are not the vows that St. Benedict instructed his monks to take, they are to take vows of Obedience, Conservatio Morum, and Stability. St. Benedict discusses the virtues required of a monk in chapters 4-7 of his Rule. There are three which are singled out for special mention:ObedienceSilenceHumility
In 530 a monk named Benedict created rules to govern monasterylife. These required vows of obedience, poverty, andchastity.
Profession of Final Vows.
he was a Franciscan monk before he was released from his vows by his Father.
Typically they are poverty, chastity (celibacy in some cases) and obedience. Some orders will include other kinds of vows as well, depending on the rules set forth by the founders.
Erasmus did not become a priest. He became a monk. There is a great difference. An 11 year old child could become a monk if a relative took his vows for him. Erasmus did not become a priest. He became a monk. There is a great difference. An 11 year old child could become a monk if a relative took his vows for him.
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Monk or nun.
Monk
a group of community men who vows to poverty and religious beliefs
A monk or a priest in some religious orders. Secular priest take vows of chastity and obedience only.
Catholic AnswerReligious, that is, brothers, and sisters, normally take three vows: chastity, obedience, and poverty. They are NOT monks, and these are not the normal vows for a monk, they are the evangelical counsels, and are all included in the monk's vow of Conversatio Morum:.However, most monks and nuns in the Catholic church are either Benedictine, or some order which has come from the Benedictine Order (Cistercians, Cistercians of the Strict Observance {Trappist}, and to some extent, Carthusians, who are not strictly monks, but hermits. All of these take three solemn vows: Stability (to remain in the same monastery), Conversatio Morum (a Latin phrase usually translated "conversion of life" which, among other things, includes poverty and chastity - and much more), and Obedience.