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.
Nuns have always lived in monasteries. They are sometimes called an Abbey, but the Abbey strictly refers to the Church, while "monastery" refers to the entire complex. "Monastery" can refer to a place where Nuns live, or where monks live. The archaic term for where Nuns live and work was "Nunnery."
In a monastery or abbeyMonks live in monasteries, and nuns live in convents or in monasteries.
Buddhist monks and nuns did not have income earning jobs as they could not handle money or earn income. Their role in society was to help teach lay practioners but their ultimate job is to attain enlightenment.
An abbey is essentially a convent. As such, it is a building or structure, and it can take on any number of configurations and appearances. There will be wide variability.
In medieval times, nuns and monks played a crucial role in healthcare by providing care and treatment for the sick in their monasteries and convents. They often used herbal remedies, prayers, and spiritual guidance, combining medical knowledge with faith-based practices. Additionally, many religious communities established hospitals and infirmaries, where they offered a safe haven for the ill and assisted in their recovery through compassionate care and basic medical treatments. Their efforts were an essential part of the medieval healthcare system, reflecting the intertwined nature of religion and medicine during that period.
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.
Females were nuns, males were monks.
Females were nuns, males were monks.
Nuns have always lived in monasteries. They are sometimes called an Abbey, but the Abbey strictly refers to the Church, while "monastery" refers to the entire complex. "Monastery" can refer to a place where Nuns live, or where monks live. The archaic term for where Nuns live and work was "Nunnery."
Monks live in monasteries, and nuns live in convents or in monasteries.
In a monastery or abbeyMonks live in monasteries, and nuns live in convents or in monasteries.
Buddhist monks and nuns did not have income earning jobs as they could not handle money or earn income. Their role in society was to help teach lay practioners but their ultimate job is to attain enlightenment.
Monks and nuns do the monks' and nuns' jobs now.
Monks and nuns live in monasteries.
An abbey is essentially a convent. As such, it is a building or structure, and it can take on any number of configurations and appearances. There will be wide variability.
Those would be monks.
Nuns and monks live in convents or monasteries.