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Title: Medieval Monasteries


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Medieval Monasteries
  • 10D Religious Education

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Where did they come from?
  • St Benedict was the first to start a monastery as
    we know it
  • They grew in popularity through out the middle
    ages
  • At the start of the 2nd Millennium St Dominic and
    St Francis also started their own monasteries
  • St Thomas Aquinas was a Dominican Monk

3
Life in a Monastery
  • The most important thing in the life of a Monk or
    Nun in a monastery is praying
  • They prayed a special prayer called the Liturgy
    of the Hours or Divine Office these services
    occur at the following times
  • Matins 2am
  • Lauds Around Dawn
  • Prime 6am
  • Terce 9am
  • Sext Before Noon
  • None 3pm
  • Vespers 6pm
  • Compline Before Bed

4
What else?
  • They didnt only pray since they were self
    supporting there were lots of jobs to do e.g.
  • Washing, Sewing, Gardening, Farming,
  • Cleaning, Building etc.
  • Sometimes they made money by making and selling
    things like Wine, Altar Breads or Church Linins

5
Plus Education
  • Depending on the Monastery they would often have
    an emphasis on learning
  • This meant they often had exhaustive libraries
    and spent much time reading and writing
  • This was how St Thomas Aquinas spent much of his
    time in the Monastery

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New Zealand Monasteries
  • Carmalite Nuns Auckland and Christchurch
  • Tyburn Nuns Auckland
  • Beatitude Nuns and Monks Christchurch
  • Cistercian Monks Takapau, Hawkes Bay
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