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    History Project - Grade 11-Term 1 (Group 8)

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    Monks in medieval Europe lived simple lives in monasteries, dedicating themselves to religious duties, prayer, and study. They took vows of poverty and obedience. To become a monk, a man first lived as a postulant at a monastery to evaluate his calling, then as a novice, and finally professed permanent vows. Life was regimented, with strict schedules, but monks had secure shelter and food. When the Black Death plague arrived, monks cared for the sick but many succumbed as they continued liturgical duties and spread the disease, even their abbot who celebrated mass while ill.

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    Monks in medieval Europe lived simple lives in monasteries, dedicating themselves to religious duties, prayer, and study. They took vows of poverty and obedience. To become a monk, a man first lived as a postulant at a monastery to evaluate his calling, then as a novice, and finally professed permanent vows. Life was regimented, with strict schedules, but monks had secure shelter and food. When the Black Death plague arrived, monks cared for the sick but many succumbed as they continued liturgical duties and spread the disease, even their abbot who celebrated mass while ill.

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    MONKS AND THEIR

    WAY OF LIVING
    IN MEDIEVAL EUROPE
    Group 8- Mansi, Shaula, Varchasv, Vritti, Vaibhavi

    Under the guidance of Ms. Chinmaya Chauhan


    INTRODUCTION
    - The men who led the life of self-denial and
    self-control were called monks.
    - The monks lived in monastery and led the
    simple life.
    - They had to take a vow not to acquire any
    kind of worldly possession.
    - They were not allowed to marry and had to
    take a vow to obey the chief of monastery.
    TABLE OF CONTENTS

    HOW TO BECOME A
    01 MONKS AND THEIR
    EDUCATION
    02 MONK

    03 LIFE IN MONASTERY 04 HOW BLACK DEATH


    AFFECTED MONKS
    MONKS AND THEIR EDUCATION

    - Medieval monks were usually highly educated particularly in the classical studies and
    Latin.
    - Other than having sound knowledge of the Bible, they also possessed the knowledge of
    Aristotle and other classical writers.
    - Some medieval monks came to the monasteries as children and were educated there in
    religious duties as well as classical education.
    - The majority, but not always all the children, were destined to become monks, either of
    their own desire or more often because their parents "offered" them to God in the
    monastery.
    - The hobbies of medieval monks revolved around spiritual and intellectual life.
    - They hardly had any time for independent hobbies. Thus some monks would take up
    classical studies and spend their time studying and copying the classical manuscripts.
    HOW TO BECOME A MONK
    - To become a monk, one first must become a *postulant, man lives at the monastery to evaluate whether he is called to
    become a monk.
    - As a postulant, the man is not bounded by any vows, and is free to leave the monastery at any time.
    - If the postulant and the community agree that the postulant should become a monk, the man is received as a *novice, at
    that time he is given his *religious habit, and begins to participate in the activities that takes place in the monastery.
    - Following a period as a novice, usually six months to a year, the novice professes temporary vows, which can be
    renewed for a period of years. After a few years, the monk professes permanent vows, which are binding for life.
    - Unlike priesthood, this life was open to both men and women – men became monks and women nuns. Except in a few
    cases, all abbeys were single-sex communities, that is, there were separate abbeys for men and women. Like priests,
    monks and nuns did not marry.

    *Postulant : a candidate, especially one seeking admission into a religious order.

    *A novice is a person who has entered a religious order and is under probation, before taking vows. A novice can also refer to a person
    (or animal e.g. racehorse) who is entering a profession with no prior experience.

    *A religious habit is a distinctive set of religious clothing worn by members of a religious order
    LIFE IN MONASTERIES

    -Life for monks in the medieval monastery,just like any profession has its pros and cons.They were expected to
    live relatively simple lives with a few possessions,attend service at all hours of the day and night and perhaps
    even take a vow of silence but monks were at least benefited from a secure roof over their head another plus
    was regular food supply which was a much higher standard than vast majority of medieval population had
    access to.

    -Monks had to keep their top of the head shaved(tonsured)which left a distinctive band of hair just above their
    ears. A monk’s clothes were designed to cover as much flesh as possible.

    -Monks followed the teachings of Jesus Christ rejecting the idea of personal wealth.creature comforts were
    shunned but the strict applications of these ideals differed from monastery to monastery. Monks were generally
    not allowed to speak in such places as the church, kitchen, dormanteries or refectory.

    -Monks were usually not permitted to leave the monastery unless they had a special reason and were permitted
    to do so. Monks usually got up with the sun.4;30 in summer and a luxurious 7;30 in winter.
    HOW BLACK DEATH AFFECTED MONKS
    Case of St Albans

    - Unlike the royalties not everyone had holy relics that might offer protection from the plague. Pilgrims often
    sought intercession* from St Alban. Epidemic was widely perceived as divine punishment; it is possible that
    more pilgrims than usual made the journey to the shrine in the hope of securing the saint’s protection. Some
    of the travellers may also have carried the fleas that transmitted the plague.
    - The monks of the Abbey had a duty to offer hospitality, also had a duty to visit the sick, and to care for
    those admitted to the Abbey’s infirmary. Inevitably, these would have included sufferers from the plague.
    - The Abbot, Michael de Mentmore, was one of the first to be infected. He became visibly ill on the
    Thursday of Holy Week. Despite his sickness, he is reported to have celebrated High Mass that day, and to
    have washed the feet of the poor, and of his monks. Like most people, he probably attributed his sickness to
    other people. Though he cannot have realised it, he was in all likelihood spreading the disease throughout
    the Abbey.
    - Many amongst the abbey began to succumb to the disease. The remainder struggled to perform their
    liturgical duties, while caring for the growing number of sick amongst both the clergy and the laity. Despite
    the prayers of the monks, the merciless plague swept through the Abbey.
    BIBLIOGRAPHY

    - How black death affected monks


    - Masson, V., 2022. The Black Death - Historic UK. [online] Historic UK. Available at:
    https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/The-Black-Death
    - Bourton, A. P. (2020, March 22). St Albans and the Black Death. St Albans History.
    https://www.stalbanshistory.org/social-history/poverty-and-disease/epidemics-and-isolation/st-albans-and-th
    e-black-death
    - Life in the monasteries
    - https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1293/the-daily-life-of-medieval-monks/
    - Monks and their education
    - https://www.medievalchronicles.com/medieval-people/medieval-clergy/medieval-monks/
    - How to become a monk
    - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monk#:~:text=To%20become%20a%20monk%2C%20one,the%20monastery
    %20at%20any%20time.
    - introduction
    - https://www.google.co.in/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwiDoYv4l9v6AhUU-jgGHQalBgsQFn
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    2F&usg=AOvVaw0FA_n5V_kNtCCv37vHzeKV
    THANK
    YOU!

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