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'''Monk'''<Br> | '''Monk'''<Br> | ||
* a member of a religious community of men typically living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.<Br> | * a member of a religious community of men typically living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.<Br> | ||
* synonyms: brother, religious, cenobite, contemplative, mendicant; friar; abbot, prior; novice, oblate, postulant; lama, marabout | * synonyms: brother, religious, cenobite, contemplative, mendicant; friar; abbot, prior; novice, oblate, postulant; lama, marabout..."the monks teach a class in organic gardening" The term is said to be from the Greek word ''mono'' meaning ''alone'' or ''monakhos'' meaning ''solitary'' | ||
"the monks teach a class in organic gardening" | |||
If a monk is ''a member of a religious community of men'' why would he be considered solitary or alone? | If a monk is ''a member of a religious community of men'' why would he be considered solitary or alone? | ||
'[[Monasticism]]' is literally the act of 'dwelling alone' according to some. A monk is someone who has separated himself from what might be called the "[[world]]". Since he often lived in a community being ''alone'' did not mean he was not with others. A historical look at [[Monasticism]] with hope of looking at where many monastics strayed from Christ's principles. | |||
'[[Monasticism]]' is literally the act of 'dwelling alone'. A monk is someone who has separated himself from what might be called the "[[world]]". Since he often lived in a community being ''alone'' did not mean he was not with others. A historical look at [[Monasticism]] with hope of looking at where many monastics strayed from Christ's principles. | |||
[[Married Monks]]<Br> | [[Married Monks]]<Br> | ||
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Monk
- a member of a religious community of men typically living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
- synonyms: brother, religious, cenobite, contemplative, mendicant; friar; abbot, prior; novice, oblate, postulant; lama, marabout..."the monks teach a class in organic gardening" The term is said to be from the Greek word mono meaning alone or monakhos meaning solitary
If a monk is a member of a religious community of men why would he be considered solitary or alone?
'Monasticism' is literally the act of 'dwelling alone' according to some. A monk is someone who has separated himself from what might be called the "world". Since he often lived in a community being alone did not mean he was not with others. A historical look at Monasticism with hope of looking at where many monastics strayed from Christ's principles.
Married Monks
Should monks take a vow of celibacy?
Lost Monks
Did the church go wrong in the formation of Abbeys and other forms of monastic life?
Modern Monastic life
Is a look at modern Abbeys and monasteries including a review of August Turak businessman's perspective of the Trappist monks at Mepkin Abbey.
Also contains a video of 5 volunteer testing life at Worth Abbey in England.
The_Rule_of_ColumbanusCeltic monastic rule
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Bishop |
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Rules of St Benedict |
Married Monks |
Mendicant |
Lost Monks |
Monasticism |
Modern Monastic life |
Churches |
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Vow of poverty |
All things common |
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Priests |
Eucharist |
Daily ministration |
Christian conflict |
Diocletianic Persecution |
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Red heifer |
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