Unit 7 - The condition of monasticism in England 1530

1530 - The condition of monasticism in England

• At least 825 religious houses in England and Wales
• 502 monk houses, 136 nunneries and 187 friaries
• Some houses closed, occupents spent their time in the confines of their abbey or nunnery
• Monks included Benedictines, Carthusians and Cistercians
• Urban-based open houses, in these friaries the inhibitants could carry out good work away from chaos (hospitals etc)
• Monks and nuns devoted their life to prayer for souls of their founders
• Took vows of property, chastity and obedience 
• Contact and communication with local communities varied with regions but most people knew of their local monastic institution and may have had some physical/spiritual connection with it
• There was little opposition towards monastic houses during…