Definition of a monk A man who is a member of a brotherhood living in a monastery and devoted to a discipline prescribed Traditional Celtic Knot by his order The Benedictine Rule asks these things from the life of a monk Poverty chastity Monasteries Began appearing all across Ireland in the second half of the sixth century Place where learning and worship could take place Provided a link between the community and the church Initially emerged because many religiously minded men wanted solitude and time away from the world Most Famous Monasteries Clonard Clonmacnois and Clonfert Established in the sixth century 3 leading educational monasteries Known to train men to become brilliant scribes artists and thinkers Clonmacnois Founded by St Ciaran in 543 Clonard Founded by St Finnian in 520 Clonfert Founded by St Brendan in 557 Music Very important in the life of a monk Life of a monk Some lived in solitude Called hermits because they would retire to live an isolated life of prayer Others became coenobites retiring to a strict rule of life in the community Illuminated Manuscripts Illustrated copies of the gospels These manuscripts required the help of multiple workers scribes artists metal workers sculptors and book binders These took many years to complete The Book of Mark References The Peoples of Ireland from Prehistory to Modern Times Laim De Paor http proquest umi com ezproxy vccs edu Irish History for Dummies Mike Cronin The Course of Irish History T W Moody and F X Martin
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