Norman reforms of English monasticism
I can explain the changes brought about to English monasteries.
Norman reforms of English monasticism
I can explain the changes brought about to English monasteries.
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Key learning points
- As well as his Church reforms, Lanfranc also oversaw reform of English monasteries.
- English monasteries grew in number and size under the Normans.
- The Normans introduced Cluniac monasteries to England.
- English abbots were replaced with Normans.
Keywords
Liturgy - the prayers and rituals regularly carried out together by a religious community or religious group
Monastery - a community of monks; the term monastic and monasticism relate to monasteries
Constitution - a set of principles and legal decisions which people agree to follow
Celibate - not having sexual relationships, usually for religious reasons
Order - in this context, groups of monks or nuns who live together as a religious community, following a set of rules for that order
Common misconception
Monks were all poor.
Although individual monks gave up all their possessions, Norman monasteries were often extremely wealthy because they held very large amount of land granted to them by the king or Norman barons and knights.
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