12 sentences with 'monk'
Example sentences and phrases with the word monk and other words derived from it.
• « Sebastian Kneipp was a German monk, born in 1821 in Swabia, who at a very young age was able to cure his tuberculosis by bathing in the icy waters of the Danube and also by pouring the fluid over his body with the help of a watering can. »
• « In addition to the practice of water jets, the monk recommended hot and cold baths, partial or total, to which he added medicinal plants as needed (his hay sachet is famous). »
• « This Chinese monk was called The Immortal and lived in northern China during the Sung Dynasty (1127 to 1279 AD). »
• « One night, while the monk was resting in a monastery, he heard an unusual noise in the courtyard. »
• « The monk then began to observe the movement of other wild animals, clouds, wind and water in order to copy them. He then created a system of exercises that gave flexibility and was useful for both attack and defence: Tai Chi Chuan. »
• « In 410 the monk Jerome produced a Latin version of the Christian Bible, the Vulgate, which was to be the main edition in Europe until the 16th century. »
• « Erasmus, discussed in the last chapter, was one of them, as was the most important figure of the Protestant Reformation that began in 1517, the German monk Martin Luther. »
• « At that time about one person in seventy-five was part of the Church, as a priest, monk, nun or member of a lay order. »
• « The result of this widespread concern about corruption was a new focus on the inner spiritual life of the individual, not the focus on and respect for the priest, monk or nun. »
• « Martin Luther (1483 - 1546) was a German monk who had a difficult childhood and a strained relationship with his father. »
• « Unknown to anyone at the time, during the 1850s and 1860s an Austrian monk named Gregor Mendel conducted a series of experiments on pea plants in his monastery garden and, in the process, discovered the basic principles of genetics. Mendel first presented his work in 1865, but it was completely forgotten. »