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Which activities might have been part of daily life for monks who followed Benedictine rules of conduct?
Daily Component of Monastic Life|
Not a Daily Component of Monastic Life|
dinners including wine
traveling to preach the gospel
farming or crafts work
multiple sessions of communal worship and daily prayers
rituals of self-harm
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Daily Component of Monastic Life
- Dinners including wine — monks ate communal meals; Benedict allowed moderate wine.
- Farming or crafts work — manual labor (ora et labora) was part of daily life.
- Multiple sessions of communal worship and daily prayers — the Divine Office (several prayer services) governed the day.
Not a Daily Component of Monastic Life
- Traveling to preach the gospel — Benedictine life emphasized stability in the monastery, not itinerant preaching.
- Rituals of self-harm — extreme self‑harm was discouraged; fasting/moderation were practiced instead.
- Dinners including wine — monks ate communal meals; Benedict allowed moderate wine.
- Farming or crafts work — manual labor (ora et labora) was part of daily life.
- Multiple sessions of communal worship and daily prayers — the Divine Office (several prayer services) governed the day.
Not a Daily Component of Monastic Life
- Traveling to preach the gospel — Benedictine life emphasized stability in the monastery, not itinerant preaching.
- Rituals of self-harm — extreme self‑harm was discouraged; fasting/moderation were practiced instead.
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