Prelude: The Roman World Transformed (300-600) - The Barbarians - The Western Church in the New Order
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Who among the rich took advantage of the abundant material culture?
Why were monasteries becoming important corporate landowners?
- Many monks lived in communities just far enough away from the centers of power to be holy, yet near enough to be important.
- Monks were not quite laity (since they devoted their entire life to religion), yet not quite clergy (since they were only rarely ordained as priests), but something in-between and increasingly admired.
What did monks practice?
- Monks practiced a sort of daily martyrdom, giving up their personal wealth, family ties, and worldly offices.
- Monks lived in communities. Some communities were of men only, some of women, some of both.
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What did Pope Gregory the Great (590-604) do?
Why was a woman not afraid to go to the cemetery outside of Tours?
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