monasticism Flashcards
1
Q
monasticism originated in
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egypt
before it was legal
2
Q
early monasticism
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- communities made their own rules
- or there were no rules
3
Q
St. Benedict of nursia
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- gave monasticism a purpose
- made the benedicts rule for the monastic community
- did not permit extreme, but took vows to lead communal, celibate lives
4
Q
st. scholastica
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benedict’s sister nun
-spread benedict’s rule to females
5
Q
monasteries became
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dominant political/ social
- they owned land and had serfs
- provided order in the countryside
