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What did the monks do during the Middle Ages?
Monks lived in monasteries and separated themselves from the rest of society. Unless their duties required it most monks had very limited contact with people outside of their monastery, and could not leave it without permission. Within the ... Read More »
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What did monks sing with during the Middle Ages?
Your question is phrased rather strangely - perhaps you mean "What accompaniment was there to monk's singing?". They obviously sang with their voices, but you must have some other thought in mind. The answer is there was no musical accompan... Read More »
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How did monks and nuns improve life during the Middle Ages?
they cared for the sick and poor Read More »
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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 pra...
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A member of the Catholic church.
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Monks and nuns during the middle ages improved life by helping the sick, teaching and writing.
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The Regula Sancti Benedicti (Rule of St Benedict), which governed the lives of all monks in western Europe states in chapter 57: "If there be skilled workmen in the monastery let them work at their art in all humility, if the Abbot gives hi...
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The portion of the population that went into monasteries and convents varied with time and place, but I have read it was between 10% and 17%.
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Monks lived according to the Regula Sancti Benedicti (the Rule of St Benedict) which banned the eating of meat from four-legged animals. Fish and fowl (swan, pigeon, peacock, goose and other birds), fruit, vegetables, herbs and cereal and d...
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The Holy Offices (Church services) attended eight times every day consisted of hymns, canticles, versicles and responses and prayers - but mainly the 150 psalms from the Bible's Book of Psalms. All of these were sung in Latin, which was the...
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