what was medevil chruch like?

Question

stuff dealing with monk, woman, and nuns.

Answer 1

what specifically about women and nuns? that's a pretty broad category. there are tons of books dealing with the laws and practices of the time. i'd be happy to help if you narrow it down!

Answer 2

They use to walk around with a stick and poke people to keep them awake. They also let nobles sit up front and peasants in the back.

To be more specific to your question: many churches didn't have nuns and in some churches women sat in a separate area than the men. you might want to be more specific with what religion you are asking about.

Answer 3

Boring.

Answer 4

Probably very stoic and condemning and solemn. Not fun, but a place for hope for so many.

Answer 5

Well, since its the 'MeDevil" church like you said, it must be satanic.... :D

Answer 6

It was really like Mideval.

Answer 7

Monastic life in western Medieval Europe

Am Klostertor by Ferdinand Georg WaldmüllerThe life of prayer and communal living was one of rigorous schedules and self sacrifice. Prayer was their work, and the Office prayers took up much of a monk's waking hours - Matins, Lauds, Prime, Terce, daily Mass, Sext, None, Vespers, Compline. In between prayers, monks were allowed to sit in the cloister and work on their projects of writing, copying, or decorating books. These would have been assigned based on a monk's abilities and interests. The non-scholastic types were assigned to physical labor of varying degrees.

The main meal of the day took place around noon, and consisted of the most simple and bland foods i.e. poached fish, boiled oats. Anything tastier, which appeared on occasion, was criticised. While they ate, scripture would be read from a pulpit above them. Since no other words were allowed to be spoken, monks developed communicative gestures. Abbotts and notable guests were honored with a seat at the high table, while everyone else sat perpendicular to that in the order of seniority. This practice remained when monasteries became universities after the first millennium, and can still be seen at Oxford and Cambridge.

Monasteries were important contributors to the surrounding community. They were centers of intellectual progression and education. They welcomed aspiring priests to come study and learn, allowing them even to challenge doctrine in dialogue with superiors. The earliest forms of musical notation are attributed to a monk named Notker of St Gall, and was spread to musicians throughout Europe by way of the interconnected monasteries. Since monasteries offered respite for weary pilgrim travelers, monks were obligated also to care for their injuries or emotional needs. Over time, lay people started to make pilgrimages to monasteries instead of just using them as a stop over. By this time, they had sizable libraries which were sort of a tourist attraction. Families would also donate a son in return for blessings. During the plagues, monks helped to till the fields and provide food for the sick.

A Warming House is a common part of a medieval monastery, where monks went to warm themselves. It was often the only room in the monastery where a fire was lit.

Daily Life of a Nun in the Middle Ages
The daily life of Medieval nuns in the Middle Ages were based on the three main vows:

The Vow of Poverty

The Vow of Chastity

The Vow of Obedience

Medieval nuns chose to renounce all worldly life and goods and spend their lives working under the strict routine and discipline of life in a Medieval Convent or Nunnery. The reasons for becoming a nun, their clothes and the different orders are detailed in Medieval Nuns and Nuns Clothes in the Middle Ages. This section specifically applies to the daily life of the nuns.

The Life of Medieval Nuns
The life of Medieval nuns was dedicated to worship, reading, and working in the convent or nunnery. In addition to their attendance at church, the nuns spent several hours in private prayer, and meditation. Women were not usually well educated during the Middle Ages although some nuns were taught to read and write. The convents and nunneries provided the only source of education for women during the Middle Ages although the knowledge the nuns were provided with was carefully screened by the Church hierarchy. The life of medieval nuns were filled with the following work and chores:

Washing and cooking for the monastery

Raising the necessary supplies of vegetables and grain

Producing wine, ale and honey

Providing medical care for the community

Providing education for novices

Spinning, weaving and embroidery

Illuminating manuscripts

Not all nuns were given hard, manual work. Women who came from wealthy backgrounds were invariably given lighter work and spent time on such tasks as spinning and embroidery. There were also lay sisters who were female members of the convent or nunnery who were not bound to the recitation of the divine office and spent their time occupied in manual work.

The Daily Life of Medieval Nuns - Jobs and Occupations in the convent or nunnery
The daily life of Medieval nuns included many different jobs and occupations. The names and descriptions of many of these positions are detailed below:

Abbess - the head of an abbey who was elected by the nuns for life.

Almoner - an almoner was a nun who dispensed alms to the poor and sick

Cellarer - the cellarer was the nun who supervised the general provisioning of the monastery

Infirmarian - the nun in charge of the infirmary

Sacrist - the sacrist was the nun responsible for the safekeeping of books, vestments and vessels, and for the maintenance of the convent's buildings

Prioress - in an abbey the deputy of the abbess or the superior of a priory that did not have the status of an abbey

Daily Life of a Nun in the Middle Ages - the Daily Routine
The daily life of a Medieval nun during the Middle Ages centred around the hours. The Book of Hours was the main prayer book and was divided into eight sections, or hours, that were meant to be read at specific times of the day in the convent. Each section contained prayers, psalms, hymns, and other readings intended to help the nuns secure salvation for herself. Each day was divided into these eight sacred offices, beginning and ending with prayer services in the convent or nunnery church. These were the times specified for the recitation of divine office which was the term used to describe the cycle of daily devotions. The times of these prayers were called by the following names - Matins, Lauds, Prime, Terce, Sext, Nones, Vespers and Compline:

Lauds : the early morning service of divine office approx 5am

Matins : the night office; the service recited at 2 am in the divine office

Prime : The 6am service

Sext : the third of the Little Hours of divine office, recited at the sixth hour (noon)

Nones : the fourth of the Little Hours of the divine office, recited at the ninth hour (3 pm)

Terce : the second of the Little Hours of divine office, recited at the third hour (9 am)

Vespers : the evening service of divine office, recited before dark (4 - 5pm)

Compline : the last of the day services of divine office, recited before retiring (6pm)

Any work was immediately ceased at these times of daily prayer. The nuns were required to stop what they were doing and attend the services. The food of the monks was generally basic and the mainstay of which was bread and meat. The beds they slept on were pallets filled with straw