Transcript Middle Ages Monks and Nuns - Mrs. Jansen's Lifelong Learners

Middle Ages Monks and Nuns
By. Catie T and Victoria G core #3
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Wiki answers
Middle ages .com
Monks and nuns .com
Yahoo answers
Nuns and Monks
 Nuns and Monks were originated in Europe’s middle
ages.
 They practiced Monasticism which refers to the way of
life in convents and monasteries
 They decided to serve God through fasting, prayer, and
self denial
 Monks and Nuns believed that they had to withdraw
from the world and temptation to live a Christian life.
Hildegard Of Bingen
A very important Nun in the Middle Ages
was Hildegard Of Bingen who wrote
Religious music and medical books. She
was a abess at Rubertsburg where she
founded the first convent. She also was a
church practices. Then in later life she was
granted the label as a saint
Saint Benedict
Saint Benedict was not always “Saint” once he was just
Benedict. Around the time he was a young roman who
became disgusted with worldly corruption that he
witnessed. Later he left Rome to worship God as a
hermit. He wrote rules for monks (a monastery) at Monte
Cassino in the mountains of central Italy. Europe
adopted his rules and later he was named Saint
Benedict and he governed monks. Europe adopted the
Benedictine rule (Benedict's rule)
The Lindisfarne Gospels
As part of their monastic duties, monks copied important
books, including the awesome bible by hand (omg that
would be hard). When they copied the bible they
considered Gods sacred word and the monks sought to
create particularly beautiful manuscript. They illustrated or
illuminated the pages with gold leaf, colors, and detailed
designs. The book was made in 698 (old book, it would
be hard to read without it falling apart)
Monks
A monk is a man who is a member of a brotherhood. He devotes his life to a
discipline designed by his master. Monks and nuns live in a monastery. A
monastery is a kind of half church half hospital (I wonder why we don’t have
those now). They take care of people there and they pray and meditate (like
monks do now). It can also be like a school for kids. They would teach them
how to read and write.
Monks and nuns spent most of their time praying,meditating, and doing tasks
like preparing medicine, or sewing ,teaching, writing, and reading (to kids).
Monks and nuns were very busy but also they are very organized.
The timetable was a certain order of monks prayers. The first one was the
Opus Dei. This is Latin for work of God. The first prayer started very early in
the morning and the last one started at midnight. Monks and nuns usually
did not get a good night sleep The timetable was started by Saint Benedict
in Italy. The timetable was soon used by monks all over Europe. They did
their work ,including the timetable, in the monastery.
Famous Churches
In medieval times the Church dominated
everybody's life. All Medieval people would be
they village peasants or towns people - believed
that God, Heaven and Hell (bad word )
existed. From the very earliest of ages, the
people were taught that the only way they could
get to Heaven was if the Roman Catholic Church
let them go to heaven. Everybody would have
been terrified of Hell (bad word) and the people
would have been told of the terrors (devil,
eternal fire :o ) awaiting for them in Hell (bad
word again!!!!!!!!!) in the weekly services they
attended.
The Inquisition
The Inquisition was when the Dominicans
went on hunts for heretics (people who
don’t believe in the catholic church). The
heretics caught had to perform penance (a
Catholic ritual designed to bring
forgiveness). If the Heretic declined they
were given to the government for further
punishment…(or execution ).Execution
involved burning at stake ( again).
Life styles
Although monks and nuns lived away from
village life, they did interact with other
people. Monasteries and Convents served
as hospitals for the sick, guesthouses for
weary travelers, distribution centers for the
needy, and storage facilities for food.
Daily life of a nun
The life of Medieval nuns was dedicated to worship, reading, and
working in the convent or nunnery. In addition to their attending at
church, the nuns spent several hours in prayer, and
meditation. Women were not usually well educated during the
Middle Ages but some nuns were taught to read and write like the
man were. The convents and nunneries provided the only source of
education for nuns during the Middle Ages but nuns were provided
with an education was carefully viewed by the Church hierarchy. The
life of medieval nuns were filled with the following work:
 Washing and cooking for the monastery
 Raising the food (vegetables and grain)
 Producing wine, beer and honey
 Providing medical care for the community (doctors)
 Providing education for novices
 Spinning, weaving and embroidery
 Illuminating manuscripts
Daily life of monks
The daily life of Medieval monks was dedicated to worship,
reading, and manual labor. In addition to their attending at their
church, the monks spent a lot of hours reading from the Bible,
doing private prayer, and meditation. During the day the
Medieval monks worked hard in the Monastery and on the
lands. The life of medieval monks were filled with the following
work (which were almost 100% like the nuns)
 Washing and cooking for the monastery
 Raising the supplies of vegetables and grain
 Reaping, Sowing, Ploughing, Binding and Thatching,
Haymaking and Threshing
 Producing wine, beer, and honey
 Providing medical care for the community
 Providing education for boys and novices ( not girls >:/ )
 Copying the manuscripts of classical authors
 Providing hospitality for pilgrims (people from a different place)
Monks Diet
The monks did not talk in the dining room.
instead, they made signals to each other.
They were allowed only one meal a day in
the wintertime and two in the summertime.
There were two separate dining rooms.
the monks did not eat meat but they did if
they were ill and it had to be on very
important days
How to become a Monk
To become a monk you had to first become
an oblate (unless you were old enough to
become a novice). to become an oblate,
you had to be given to the monastery by
your father. Then, if you were old enough,
you could take your first vows and become
a novice. Then , after a whole lot of years,
if the abbot (head of the monastety)
agrees, you can take your final vows and
become a monk. Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!!!
Illness
It seems that only one out of every ten adults lived
to be as old as fifty. Many babies, children and
teenagers died. Common diseases were
dysentery, malaria, diphtheria, flu, typhoid,
smallpox and leprosy. (ewwwwwww
germs!!!!!!!!!) Most of these are now rare in
Britain, but some diseases, like cancer and heart
disease, are more common in modern times
than they were in the Middle Ages many nuns
took care of because that were ill.
Nuns and monks orders
Monks and nuns are following their orders,
sewing or opening the door to travelers,
the sick and poor. There are whispers of
meditating and prayers. You can hear the
shuffling of feet everywhere. This is the
sound of a monastery in the Middle Ages.
The church
 The church in the middle ages was where the monks
and the nuns usually worked. people who wanted to
devote their lives to God would become rather monks or
nuns. They would leave their communities and go to a
monastery or a nunneries. As a nun or monk they would
not be aloud to be married. They would perform duties
such as hand write The bible, take care of the poor and
sick, and do other church related work. Most nuns were
unmarried princesses who were sent by their parents to
a nunnery. the monks on the other hand were men who
chose to serve god and only god they were faithful to
god.
The Carolingian Empire
The Carolingian Empire brought a period of economic anarchy - the economic system fell apart.
People could barely survive. Monasteries were sacked and burned. Monks became fugitives escapees - and some were only concerned to save their lives, their few possessions, and their
sacred relics.
The monasteries did not become extinct, for a few men warned other monasteries of what was to
come. Afterwards, there was a lot of work to be done rebuilding the monasteries. Some of their
work put themselves in personal danger.
For example, Raffredus, the Abbot of Farfa, in Lazio, was poisoned by two monks. They killed him
because he threatened to enforce the Benedictine law.
Some parents promised their children to monasteries. They did because they knew that their children
would never be homeless, or without food. Also, if they were talented, this was a way for them to
become rich or successful (MONEY!!!!!!!).
All through Europe, in villages, towns, and busy cities, were built cathedrals. Cathedrals were fancy
churches. In the small towns, the cathedral was the largest building. The cathedral was very tall.
The cathedral, like the monastery, was built in the shape of a cross to remind them of Christ's
death. Statues framed the cathedrals. The ceilings were formed by arches. In Paris cathedral, the
arches reached 93 feet. Usually in front of a cathedral is a big stained glass window. This is of no
particular pattern. Inside it is dark, except for some glowing candles, and the light shining through
the stained glass windows. The floor of a cathedral was usually built of flagstones. Many arches
hold the ceiling. In some European countries, the arches can reach as high as 121 feet. The word
cathedral comes from the word Cathedra, a Latin word for the throne that a bishop sat on at his
church
QUESTIONS!!!!!!!
Who is Hildegard Of Bingen?
How do you become a monk?
What are many illnesses of the middle
ages?
What are some orders of monks and
nuns?
What is the name of a famous church?
sourses
Wiki answers. com
Monks and Nuns. com
Middle ages. com