How monasteries powered medieval Europe

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But who were they for? What did they do? And how did life in them change over a thousand years or so that these institutions were at their height? In today's episode, Professor Andrew Jetiski. Author of the book The Monastic World, speaks to Emily Briffitt about monastic life from its early origins in the fourth century right up to the sixteenth century. Delving into the lives of both monks and nuns who lived and worked in these religious houses.

So today we're going to be talking all about the monastic world. Now can you tell me how significant were these religious houses to the medieval way of life? Well Monasteries. And convents for women and I'll use the term monasteries.

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