What was characteristic of monastic life?

The life of any monastery is characterized by the rejection of “worldly vanity.” This concept includes: refusal to communicate with the opposite sex, service to the cult, spiritual self-improvement, asceticism. But very often the monks of many orders took up arms. Example: The Crusades, the lifestyle of the monks of Southeast Asia, Ilya Muromets, advice and parting words from Sergius of Radonezh.



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