People
This man is called the Father of Monks
Saint Antony
The walkway in a monastery that connected all of the buildings was called a...
Cloister
Monks took land that could not be used like swamps and turned the land into...
What is a "serious and sincere promise"?
A vow
This monk created the Benedictine Rule.
Saint Benedict
The room in a monastery where monks copied Scripture and classical texts is called a...
Scriptorium
True or False: If a poor person asked for shelter at a monastery, the monks were required to provide them with shelter and food.
True
(From the Benedictine Rule: "All who arrive as guests are to be welcomed like Christ".)
What did the monks in Vicovaro, Italy try to do to Benedict?
This pope sent a group of 40 monks to tell the Anglo-Saxons about the gospel.
Pope Gregory I
A monk's private room where he slept and prayed is called a...
Cell
Taught/educated
Before the Benedictine Rule, monasteries were ruled by their...
Abbots
This monk was the leader of a group of 40 monks who preached the gospel to the Anglo-Saxons.
Saint Augustine of Canterbury
The building in a monastery that was used to treat the sick is called an...
Infirmary
Illuminated manuscripts
Fill in the Blank: The Benedictine Rule stated that monks must be committed to one ____________.
Monastery
This queen was married to an Anglo-Saxon king. She helped St. Augustine as he preached the gospel.
Queen Bertha
How did monasteries help monks?
You could have said: They provided monks with food. They provided monks with a home. They provided monks with a quiet place to pray and fast.
Monks believed that all work that was helpful or glorifying to God was a form of...
Prayer
State two of the vows that Benedictine Monks were required to make:
You could have said:
1. To stay committed to one monastery.
2. To stay committed to the monastic way of life (a life of poverty, work, prayer, etc.).
3. To obey God, their abbot and the church.