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Monks often looked after sick people in monasteries, which served as centers for both spiritual and physical care. Many monasteries had infirmaries specifically designed to provide medical attention and comfort to the ill, combining religious devotion with healthcare practices. Additionally, some monks were trained in herbal medicine and other healing arts, allowing them to tend to the sick within their communities and beyond.
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Did monks look after people in the Medieval age?
Yes they did. For travellers they offered a room in the monasteries .If you were sick it was often a monk who helped you.
In what ways did Benedictine monks help the spread of Christianity?
The Benedictine monks established monasteries all over Europe. They copied books, educated people, and managed to save Western Civilization. We owe a huge amount to the holy brothers of St. Benedict for our world, as we know it: How the Monks Saved Civilization.
What was the place were the sick monks were cared for called?
It was simply known as the infirmary.
Who was in charge of education and caring for the sick in feudal society?
Monks for education for noble children. Nuns for nursing sick.
How did the monks and nuns improve life in the middle ages?
Monks and nuns contributed to the Middle Ages in many ways. One way was to care for the sick and poor. Another way was to build schools and teach at schools.
What did monks and nuns do during the middle ages?
Generally speaking, monks and nuns lived in monasteries or convents, and did very much the same sorts of things other people did in terms of raising food, cleaning, cooking, and so on. They did not have families, but spent their time in prayer and devotion instead. Many monks and nuns worked at specialized jobs, and there was a wide range of these from tending the sick and making medicine, to making cheese or wine, copying books, singing in choirs, educating people, and providing inns for pilgrims and other travelers, protecting travelers on the road, and even fighting wars. There are links below.
Did monks have children?
Monks are supposed to be celibate (unmarried) so they rarely have children. A few monks are people who have had children in early life and then become monks in later life.
Who are the shaolin monks?
The shaolin monks are people who are trained at kung fu they are also buddists
Are Monks the same as Buddhists?
Not necessarily. Many religions have monks. Monks are people who withdraw from ordinary life to pursue their religious beliefs on a daily basis. So you can have Christian monks, Buddhist monks, Hindu monks, etc. Islam does not have a similar tradition though.
What do monks offer in exchange for support offered to them by the people?
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.
Who are monks?
very religious people
Monks who spread the good news to people in every land?
the monks of the ndongo congo
