Abbot

and how he came to be a Citeaux monk. Initially he had sought to hide away from the world, but instead found his true calling when he thought all was lost. As the text continues we get to read a detailed account from later in his life. Bernard, an abbot at this time, sets forth with a small band of monks to establish the Clairvaux. It is a difficult journey, but his faith now holds stronger than ever before. Bernard was born into wealth in his family's castle at Fontaines in Burgundy. Although…

His rule included new ideologies and virtues regarding the Rule for monks and the Role of the Abbot. In 1209 a new religious order was approved by the Pope Innocent III. This order was founded and ruled by Francis of Assisi, 1182-1226, which was one of the three orders of Saint Francis. The First Order, regarded as Order of Friars Minor or simply “Franciscans” are mendicant men, people who practice and live in poverty. The Second Order, the Poor Clares, are the religious sisters of order or nuns…

His documented life history begins at the age of seven. It was custom of young boys, who were of noble birth, to be sent away for study, so Bede was sent to the St. Peter monastery of Wearmouth to study with the abbot Benedict Biscop. In approximately the year 682, Bede transferred to the twin monastery, St Paul’s, in Jarrow to study and learn from Ceolfrith, Benedict Biscop’s “apprentice.” 
 During the sixth and seventh centuries, the Justinian Plague, named after…

The Investiture Conflict or Investiture Controversy began with Henry IV Emperor of Europe and Pope Gregory VII over power. Pope Gregory VII took Henry IV power to appoint religious officials. Henry IV did not agree with this, which caused a further separation from church and state. Henry IV decided to take his allegiance from Pope Gregory VII. They dethroned each other, one from being King and the other from being pope. Neither one felt that the other deserved total power. Henry IV wanted to…

I, St. Benedict, should be remembered because of my innovational ideas. I was born in 465 CE, in San Gimignano, which was 60 miles away from Rome. Currently, I am the abbot of my monastery. When I was 15 years old, I left my school and my family to hike the Sabine Hills to become a hermit. Since I was very religious, I was eventually sent to Rome to pursue my religious studies. I was very devout in my studies and decided to leave everything that I had to avoid temptation. In Rome, when my…

Why did The Rule of St. Benedict become universally used by communities of monks and nuns across Europe? I think there were several reasons why “The Rule” became universal. I think that it made life as a monk or nun uniform and universal (in a communitarianism sense). All people (monks and nuns) were financially equal. This occurred during a time that was, historically, a very depressed and poor time. With the fall of the Roman civilization and with the Romans being overrun by barbarians, the…

Some facts about him: He rewarded his followers, but crushed his opponents. He gifted his followers by providing land from defeated opponents and from the church. He was considered a generous donator to monasteries, but he greatly doubted bishops and abbots because they belonged to aristocratic families. He thought to himself that by taking Church property, the owners wouldn’t be involved in politics that would overthrow him from power and to strengthen him as a Christian ruler. He was an expert…

attend different services throughout the day and nighttime. The monks had to take three vows before they entered the monastery. Poverty: All money owned by the monks went to the monastery. Chastity: No monk could marry. Obedience: Commands of the abbot had to be obeyed. Monks and nuns were also in charge of looking after poor and sick people, as well as giving hospitality to travelers. Some different nuns kept schools because nuns were very well learned. There were some nuns and monk that…

in The Pardoner’s Tale. “Ther cam a privee theef men clepeth Deeth/ That in this contree al the peple sleeth,” (Ackroyd 15). The Plague happened six times during Chaucer’s lifetime. During the time of the Plague” the widespread fear of death and sense of helplessness that people often felt when faced with the threat of such a disease, caused people to react in different ways,” (Rossignol 37). Some people responded to the threat of the Plaque by indulging themselves and “living it up” in a…

trial, some of her own children admitted to being witches and claimed that their mother caused them to do such evil. Carrier’s neighbor, Benjamin Abbot claimed that when he was plowing too close to Carrier’s husband’s land she threatened him and caused a sore on his side and groin that had to be lanced and drained of corruption by Doctor Prescott. Abbot also claimed that Carrier caused the death of one of his cattle because they could find no natural reason for the cow’s death. Various other…