Check if you have access via personal or institutional login This book challenges the orthodox view that lay patronage of monasteries dwindled in significance throughout the middle ages. Lay patronage ...

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A "long-lost" medieval monastery has been discovered by archaeologists in Gloucester city centre. The remains of the 13th Century Carmelite friary have been found beneath a demolished multi-storey ...

However, the Church set very high standards of cleanliness, so medieval monasteries were places of good public health. close public healthThe health of the population as a whole, and methods used ...

For most of the year, medieval monks ate a very drab diet, often while sitting in silence. When celebrating Christmas those ...

In 2021, archaeologists searching the bank of the Thames in England stumbled upon a medieval building near a modern-day church. The site was excavated, revealing the remains of a monastery dating ...

The discovery of a medieval gaming board may have helped bring archaeologists closer to confirming the site of a lost early monastery. Archaeologists have been actively seeking the Monastery of ...

Across the Italian countryside, sacred religious spots are offering tranquility to a new generation of travelers.

Throughout the medieval period, there were over 1,000 monasteries in England. They were built all over the country. During this period, there was no free health care provided by the government.