community where he lived out his life. (Backman‚ 81). Villages in Western Europe relied heavily on the monks after the collapse of Roman urban society. The monasteries of the Roman empire became places of retreat and the secular clergy‚ entirely separate from the monastery‚ ran the church. As literally thousands of monasteries formed in the fourth century‚ it was found necessary to establish a set of rules. One of the earliest was the Rule of St. Pacomius (d.345) of Egypt. Monastic life
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THE DISOLUTION OF THE MONASTERIES WAS DONE FOR RELIGIOUS REASONS Name Course Date The term “Dissolution of the Monasteries” is used to describe the series of administrative and legal processes that were initiated by King Henry III from 1536 to 1541. These processes were aimed at disbanding al the friaries‚ monasteries‚ priories and convents in England‚ Wales and Ireland. Not only were these institutions dissolved by the government‚ their assets were seized and sold of by the
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Late in the fifth century the son of a well-off family in Italy left for isolation on his mission to truly seek god. This man was St. Benedict‚ who is credited with the first establishment of the concept of withdrawing from all temptation for Christian beliefs in the west. St. Benedict left his home and went to the top of a mountain‚ where he established a monastic community. In this community the individuals who resided there‚ constantly reiterated their faith. They sacrificed whatever they
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have to obey him. Henry VII gave the job of closing down the monasteries to Thomas Cromwell. Cromwell got the monasteries closed down by sending out hand-picked inspectors to inspect the monasteries and to find something wrong with every monastery. If the inspector brings back a good review then Thomas would send it back demanding the inspectors to find something bad about the monastery. The inspectors didn’t visit every monastery they sometimes just asked other people nearby what it was like
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As father daniel mary‚ the prior of the carmelite order monk in clark‚ wyoming. His vision of transforming the small brotherhood of 13 monks living in the small home used as makeshift rectory in to 500 acre monastery that would include accomodations for 30 monks‚ a gothic church‚ a convent for carmelite nuns‚ a retreat center for lay visitors‚ a hermiteage presented a formidable challenge. Howover‚ as a former high school football player‚ boxer‚ bull rider‚ and a man of great faith‚ father prior
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In the Life of Radegund and the Life of Leoba‚ there is significant examples and evidence of how women were treated in the middle ages and how these women advanced in their authority and influence as women not allowed many privileges like men Usually‚ women in nunneries were prohibited to advance in leadership positions in the church and they were often watched so that they can be upheld to a higher standard of piousty than men. For example‚ St Radegund came from a noble family and sadly ended up
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the people’s resentment and cry for change‚ Henry VIII boldly took major steps to put an end to growing power of the church and consolidate his power. He took necessary steps to limit the power of the clergy in the English church by destroying monasteries and enacting laws that were to be followed by the church authorities. The substance of these laws mandated that a priest could be associated with a single church only and that the Pope was to be elected by the clergy who were nominated by the King
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some with inner rooms. Al these have been carved out of solid rock with little more than a hammer and chisel and the faith and inspiration of Buddhism. Here‚ for the Buddhist monks‚ the artisans excavated Chaityas (chapels) for prayer and Viharas (monasteries) where they lived and taught. Many of the caves have the most exquisite detailed carvings on the walls‚ pillars and entrances as well as magnificent wall paintings. CONCLUSION In their range of time and treatments they provide a panorama of life
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decided to close down the monasteries for the following reasons: * He was greedy and needed more money for his extravagant lifestyle. * He needed lots of money to be prepared in case of a war with enemies * He needed to make sure the nobles of England supported him. * The monasteries had a lot of treasures and valuable parts and land * Monks and nuns lived a sinful life. Hennery VIII did not want to be unpopular to his people‚ for closing the monasteries‚ so he needed to justify
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the monasteries‚ and the Pope’s most loyal supporters. King Henry VIII was scared of them‚ so he decided to prove that the monks weren’t helpful and just stole peoples money. He made the Dissolution happen. It was called this because he wanted them to dissolve to nothing. He decided to send people to the monasteries asking questions that proved that the monks were useless no matter how they answered. Slowly‚ the monasteries disappeared. One report claimed that the monks in one monastery had
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