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A History of the Monks of Syria by Theodoret of Cyrrhus. ISBN 0879079886. St. Paisius Monastery. Matericon: Instructions of Abba Isaiah to the Honorable Nun Theodora with an Introduction by St. Theophan the Recluse. Strohmeier, John, ed. St. Antony of Egypt: The Holy Life and Teachings of the First Desert Father. ISBN 0-9725200-6-6. Swan, Laura.
In their quest to attain the spiritual goal of life, some Hindus choose the path of monasticism . Monastics commit themselves to a life of simplicity, celibacy, detachment from worldly pursuits, and the contemplation of God. [9] A Hindu monk is called a sanyāsī, sādhu, or swāmi. [10] A nun is called a sanyāsini, sādhvi, or swāmini.
Those living the monastic life are known by the generic terms monks (men) and nuns (women). The word monk originated from the Greek μοναχός (monachos, 'monk'), itself from μόνος (monos) meaning 'alone'. [1] [2] Christian monks did not live in monasteries at first; rather, they began by living alone as solitaries, as the word monos ...
Isaija the Monk (Serbian: Инок Исаија or in English: Inok Isaija; ca. 1300–after 1375), also known as Elder Isaija (Elder Isaiah) (Старац Исаија) and Isaija of Serres (Elder Isaiah of Serres) (Исаија Серски), was a 14th-century Serbian monk, one of many Serbian monk-scribes in the Middle Ages who translated ancient Greek manuscripts into the Serbian ...
The keynote of Cistercian life was a return to literal observance of the Benedictine Rule. The reform-minded monks tried to live monastic life as they thought it had been in Benedict's time; at various points they went beyond it in austerity. They returned to manual labour, especially agricultural work in the fields.
Portal:Middle Ages/Selected biography/1. Augustine of Canterbury (circa first third of the 6th century – probably 26 May 604) was a Benedictine monk who became the first Archbishop of Canterbury in the year 597. He is considered the "Apostle to the English" and a founder of the English Church.
While not a monk, Hildegard of Bingen, a nun who lived an equally cloistered life to the monks, is well known for her contributions to the medical tradition in the Middle Ages. [15] Although medieval monasteries are most known for their contributions to medical tradition, they also had a hand in other sciences.
One of the motivations for writing the Vita May have been to offer Columba as a model for the monks. [6] The biography is by far the most important surviving work written in early-medieval Scotland, and is a vital source for our knowledge of the Picts, as well as a great insight into the life of Iona and the early-medieval Gaelic monk.