11 sentences with 'monks'
Example sentences and phrases with the word monks and other words derived from it.
• « Thousands followed Anthony's example, retreating into the desert. These early monks were called anchorites: hermits who lived in the deserts, forests or mountains far from the temptations of a normal social existence (though they had to live close enough to civilisation for the food donations that kept them alive). »
• « One particularly extreme sect of early monks were the Stylites, from the Greek word stylos, meaning "column". »
• « At first, these early monks spent almost all their time in prayer, but in time, most monastic communities came to embrace useful work as well as prayer and meditation. »
• « Monasteries sprang up, from which monks moved further into the Slavic lands, eventually uniting a swathe of territory in what would one day become Russia. »
• « Unfortunately for the monks of Europe, silver was most often used for sacred objects in the monasteries, making the monasteries the favourite targets of the Viking raiders. »
• « They were made up of 'knightly monks' who took monastic vows (i.e. of obedience, poverty and chastity) but who spent their time fighting as well as praying. »
• « Many accounts written at the time, almost exclusively by priests and monks, denounced the constant wars of the time, including wars caused by invaders from outside the heart of Europe and those between European rulers themselves. »
• « One special social category within medieval society deserves additional attention: monks and nuns. »
• « The contrast between the vow of poverty demanded by monks and nuns and the wealth and luxury enjoyed by many monks and nuns was evident to the laity. »
• « Numerous devout priests, monks and nuns abhorred the corruption of their peers and superiors in the Church and called for change - the Spanish branch of the Church enjoyed a strong period of reform during the 15th century, for example. »
• « Fearing the power of the Huguenots and detesting their faith, the Guises created the Catholic League, an armed militia of Catholics that included armed monks, townspeople and soldiers. »