Daily life in a medieval monastery

[Imperial Dave]

https://www.medievalists.net/2025/04/daily-life-medieval-monastery/

Sounds like hard work to me.....

[Keraunos]

The devil makes work for idle hands 

[Imperial Dave]

True...although maybe not quite so much work

[Erpingham]

True...although maybe not quite so much work

Though perhaps need to remember what their expectations were for life outside - it wasn't entirely a life of luxury being a medieval peasant either.

[Imperial Dave]

At least the life was predictable and relatively stable...

[Erpingham]

At least the life was predictable and relatively stable...

with access to health care and support in your old age.

[Imperial Dave]

and after life care....