Religion
In Daily Life
In Daily Life
Monks
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Religion
In Daily Life Monks
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Monks and monasteries are another part
of the Church. Monks work in monasteries and are mostly devoted to prayer
and religious service. Monks take vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience.
Once they take those vows, they have to stay in the monastery the rest of
their life. Monks live in equality, and call each other "brother".
They also chose one monk to be their abbot, or leader, and call him "father".
Monks pray 8 hours a day, and work 6 or 7 hours a day. Some things a monk
might do are:
Monks own nothing, and had to follow rules. One rule is total obedience to the abbot. Monks have changed between the Middle Ages and now. Near the end of the Middle Ages, monks and bishops started acting as vassals, and would do things for Lords for money. They became involved with politics, and became rich, which broke their vow of poverty. Rule enforcement started to become less strict, and that started criticism and demands for reforms. Monks and monasteries have now changed back closer to how they were at the beginning of the Middle Ages.
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