Monks are any solemnly professed religious of a monastic Order like the Benedictines, Cistercians, etc. Monks would include both brothers and priests. Brothers are those monks who are not ordained to the priesthood. Other Orders with non-ordained members such as the Dominicans, Carmelites, Franciscans, etc. also have brothers.
Hermits usually live alone and isolated from a community. Monks live in monasteries, usually with other monks.
the vassals are the kings slaves and the serfs are like a nun and monks
Monks that are priests (Fathers) can hear confessions. Brothers cannot, they have no priestly vows.
Lay brothers were typically responsible for manual labor and tasks such as cooking and cleaning, while choir monks focused on prayer and singing in the church choir. Lay brothers often had less education and were not ordained as priests, unlike choir monks who had received religious training and could perform sacraments.
Monks or Friars.
There was a 3 year difference between the brothers. Aaron being the eldest. (Exodus 7:7)...
white monks are cistercians and black monks are benedictine monks. the cistercians wanted to do more labor work and go back to the original way of monestary so they separated themselves from the benedictines
A pagoda is a type of temple, mainly in China or Japan, and a monastery is a place where monks and nuns live and work.
Deacons, priests, bishops, monks, friars, brothers.
There is no difference. Both have been ordained. However, there is a difference between a priest or monk who has been sanctioned to teach and one who hasn't. It's possible to call those who have been sanctioned to teach "priests" and those who haven't "monks." .
In 1066, monks were commonly referred to as "brothers" or "friars." They dedicated their lives to prayer, meditation, and service to their communities within monasteries or friaries. Their role was central to religious life and education during this period.
irish monks