These were establishments of monks and nuns who lived in separate quarters under the direction of an abbess or abbot. During the medieval period, monasteries were the centers of knowledge and education. They maintained schools and libraries, and were responsible for copying manuscripts. And although monasteries were founded with the idea of withdrawal from monastic life, they became a major force in the secular world of agriculture and government.
在中世紀時期,修道院是知識和教育的中心。他們維護學校和書庫,而且負責複印手稿。雖然修道院具有與世隔離的思想,但是他們在農業和政治的世俗世界中變成了中堅力量。 |