Medieval History
Apparently, monasteries are no longer the draw that they were in the 11th century and modern abbots (and bishops) are realizing this. But in the spirit of "try before you buy," some Anglican and Roman Catholic monasteries and nunneries in England are now offering "taster" weekends. Go to the monastery, stay there for a couple of nights, pretend you're a monk, and see how you like the whole thing. I wonder if they mention those whole eternal celibacy and eternal silence thingies during that weekend...
Anyway, the article from The Observer also points to Worth Abbey's (a Benedictine house with quite a slick website) "Compass Project." This project, unlike the other "taster" weekends, is aimed at a younger crowd -- roughly 20-35 years old -- and is a program spread over a number of weekends. And, of course,
- Monk's Poem Is Published 900 Years On
A medieval monk?s poem which describes the natural beauty of Ely has been translated, published and is now available to buy. In Praise of Ely is a six-page, hard-copy book which was the brainchild of Chip Coakley, Janet Fairweather and Andy English, all...
- £200,000 Goes To Monastic Sites In Eastern England
The Heritage Lottery Fund is spending almost £200,000 on two projects for medieval monasteries in eastern England ? the first two discover excavate the site of Ramsey Abbey and the second to promote Wymondham Abbey. Students at Abbey College will receive...
- Medieval Nuns Knew Their Fashion, Historian Finds
Recent research on medieval nuns shows that many of them were dressing in the latest fashions instead of simple religious habits. And while their were efforts by the church to make nuns dress more humbly, by the 14th and 15th centuries these rules were...
- York's Barley Hall Celebrates 650th Anniversary
It?s survived the Black Death, a siege during England?s civil war and second world war air raids and still the medieval Barley Hall in York is standing strong and preparing to mark its 650th anniversary this weekend. York Archaeological Trust, owners...
- Digitized Gutenberg Bible
The Munich copy of the Gutenberg Bible has been digitized recently and is now accessible via our website and online incunable catalogue: http://mdz1.bib-bvb.de/~mdz/kurzauswahl.html?url=http://mdzx.bib-bvb.de/bsbink/Ausgabe_B-408.html The Munich Gutenberg...
Medieval History
Wanna be a Monk?
Apparently, monasteries are no longer the draw that they were in the 11th century and modern abbots (and bishops) are realizing this. But in the spirit of "try before you buy," some Anglican and Roman Catholic monasteries and nunneries in England are now offering "taster" weekends. Go to the monastery, stay there for a couple of nights, pretend you're a monk, and see how you like the whole thing. I wonder if they mention those whole eternal celibacy and eternal silence thingies during that weekend...
Anyway, the article from The Observer also points to Worth Abbey's (a Benedictine house with quite a slick website) "Compass Project." This project, unlike the other "taster" weekends, is aimed at a younger crowd -- roughly 20-35 years old -- and is a program spread over a number of weekends. And, of course,
if all else fails, there is one more option open to convents: importing nuns. Some Irish nunneries have been propping up their numbers with Polish women.Man, we've come a long way from child oblation.
- Monk's Poem Is Published 900 Years On
A medieval monk?s poem which describes the natural beauty of Ely has been translated, published and is now available to buy. In Praise of Ely is a six-page, hard-copy book which was the brainchild of Chip Coakley, Janet Fairweather and Andy English, all...
- £200,000 Goes To Monastic Sites In Eastern England
The Heritage Lottery Fund is spending almost £200,000 on two projects for medieval monasteries in eastern England ? the first two discover excavate the site of Ramsey Abbey and the second to promote Wymondham Abbey. Students at Abbey College will receive...
- Medieval Nuns Knew Their Fashion, Historian Finds
Recent research on medieval nuns shows that many of them were dressing in the latest fashions instead of simple religious habits. And while their were efforts by the church to make nuns dress more humbly, by the 14th and 15th centuries these rules were...
- York's Barley Hall Celebrates 650th Anniversary
It?s survived the Black Death, a siege during England?s civil war and second world war air raids and still the medieval Barley Hall in York is standing strong and preparing to mark its 650th anniversary this weekend. York Archaeological Trust, owners...
- Digitized Gutenberg Bible
The Munich copy of the Gutenberg Bible has been digitized recently and is now accessible via our website and online incunable catalogue: http://mdz1.bib-bvb.de/~mdz/kurzauswahl.html?url=http://mdzx.bib-bvb.de/bsbink/Ausgabe_B-408.html The Munich Gutenberg...