Besides a life of prayer, monks also work in the monastery. Some work in the kitchen, some do housekeeping, some may work in the garden and others work in any cottage industries at the monastery that support the community. St. Benedict's Rule can be summed up in the motto, "Work and Pray."
Please rewrite. The question needs work to answer. If you are asking how long they remained monks it was for life.
The beliefs they have and what rules they try to follow.
Friars work in the community and they work while Monks work and preach Well for one thing, the monks robe is made of Monk's Clothe, and the friar's isn't. Well for one thing, the monks robe is made of Monk's Clothe, and the friar's isn't.
Monks are not people who work there so do Henry works and trys to take it from the monks buddist and nuns.
The Franciscan Order. However, they are not monks, they are friars. Monks live in a monastery and work there, friars live in a convent or friary and work in the "real world."
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Priests, Monks, Yogis, Rishis & Maharishis
Monks and nuns spread Byzantine influence through their missionary work.
The people who work in a monastery are monks.
a monastery is where monks live and work.
Monks of Fridesia
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