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What vows did monks take during the middle ages?
Monks took vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. There is a link below to the section on early Christianity of an article on Christian monasticism.
Can monks hear confession?
Monks that are priests (Fathers) can hear confessions. Brothers cannot, they have no priestly vows.
What were the three promises that the monks had to make?
Roman Catholic AnswerMonks, in the Benedictine and related traditions take three vows: Obedience conversio morum (roughly "conversion of manners" a synonym for "common life" or "monasticity") and stability. Other religious, NOT monks, take the three evangelical councils of poverty, chastity, and obedience as their three vows. Monks' vows contain the chastity and poverty in the conversio morum. These are the same three vows that monks have taken since the seventh century and still take today.
What does the Russian Orthodox Church mean by 'black clergy'?
Monks that have taken vows.
Who were the fighting monks?
The templar knights, the hospitalers, the teutons, generally the members of the military orders in the middle ages were refered to as warrior monks. This wasn't completely accurate, as they were not monks, but as they did make many of the same vows and followed daily routines based on the rule of st. Benedict, this is not too far off.
What three promises did monks and nuns make?
There were four for monks and nuns: the vows of poverty, chastity and obedience, plus the vow of stability (meaning a commitment to remain within their monastic community for the remainder of their lives).Friars took only three vows (poverty, chastity and obedience).
Do monks and nuns ever visit their families?
monks don't but i don't know about nuns That answer is wrong to a degree. Monks as well as sisters, are allowed to see their families. God wouldn't ask us to shun our families. Certain vows that monks take will limit their time with their families.
What is a monk's vow?
Benedictine monks and nuns (which includes Cistericians and Trappiests) take vows of stability, conversion of manners, and obedience, most other religious make vows of poverty, chastity and obedience.
What vows did monks and nuns take?
to be obedient, pure, and to be chastity Different "orders" will and can have different vows. Most common will be an additional vow of poverty. Some orders will spend all of their time in prayer and contemplation.
What are characterics of nuns and monks in the renaissance?
Basically the same as they are today, monks and nuns are people who have dedicated their lives to praising God, they are bound to the three vows of Conversatio Morum, obedience and stability - as most monks and nuns are in the Benedictine tradition. If they are not Benedictine, for instance, Augustinians, they take the three vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. Their day is spent in choir singing the Office, and they usually have some work to support themselves.
What promises did monks make?
Monks typically make vows or promises related to celibacy, poverty, and obedience. These vows are intended to guide their spiritual practice and lifestyle in monastic communities.
What name is given to religious people in the catholic church?
The religious are those who are under either vows or promises. In the monastic setting these are the vows of stability, conversio morum, and obedience. In the rest of religious life, they are vows or promises of poverty, chastity, and obedience. They are known as monks, nuns, brothers, or sisters.
