Yesterday we went as a group to visit a Monastery. It was actually pretty cool. It was out in the middle of no where and we pretty much had the whole place to ourselves. I took some notes, so this is what I learned about Monks and the Monastery.
things I learned at the monestary
women wore one dress for their whole lives, only changed the sleeves
monks were seperated from the world. only prayed and
worked. friars work in the city. it is rare to see a monk
make their own beer ( I bought a bottle to bring home)
they have the right arm of st. john. only show it on the 24th of july
the artist for the church worked for lianardo di vinci. loved animals. in all his pictures he added random animals
Mary Magdaline never died. Was lifed in heaven in her sleep, while she was going up to heaven she dropped her belt which john the beloved kept
back in the day. small talk/jokes and laughter was banned from the monestary. teacher seemed to like that idea
st. benidict started the monk way of life
the artist for the church was good, but was not considered a famous artist because the monks did not like him. they said his brush "moved to the sound of money". if he did not get paid well, he did a bad job. was switched out for another artist later
monks are called to one mission their whole lives
different colored sacks for different missions. blue/black/white/brown
isolated from the world
if the people in the city do a sin, they can be forgiven by building buildings for the monks
my teacher has a pet snake named lady marmaduke- snakes are depicted as satan in art....hmm...This is starting to make sense
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