Anglo-Saxon monastic communities
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Anglo-Saxon monastic communities were religious houses in early medieval England where monks or nuns lived under a rule, serving as centers of worship, learning, manuscript production, and spiritual guidance.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anglo-Saxon Christianity | 2 |
| Anglo-Saxon Church | 2 |
| Anglo-Saxon church | 1 |
| Anglo-Saxon monastic communities canonical | 1 |
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian community
ⓘ
monastic community ⓘ religious institution ⓘ |
| alsoUsedLanguage | Old English ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Anglo-Saxon Church
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Anglo-Saxon kings NERFINISHED ⓘ bishops ⓘ |
| composedOf |
monks
ⓘ
nuns ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
formation of Anglo-Saxon intellectual culture
ⓘ
transmission of Christian doctrine in England ⓘ |
| declineEvent | Norman Conquest of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicRole |
agricultural production
ⓘ
control of estates ⓘ land management ⓘ |
| followedRule |
Rule of Saint Benedict
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
monastic rule ⓘ |
| function |
biblical exegesis
ⓘ
copying of scriptures ⓘ education ⓘ learning ⓘ manuscript production ⓘ missionary activity ⓘ pastoral care ⓘ preservation of classical texts ⓘ production of illuminated manuscripts ⓘ spiritual guidance ⓘ |
| governedBy |
abbess
ⓘ
abbot ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Frankish monasticism
ⓘ
Irish monasticism ⓘ Roman monastic traditions ⓘ |
| languageOfLearning | Latin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Anglo-Saxon England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early medieval England ⓘ |
| notableExample |
Monastery of Canterbury
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Monastery of Glastonbury NERFINISHED ⓘ Monastery of Lindisfarne NERFINISHED ⓘ Monastery of Wearmouth-Jarrow NERFINISHED ⓘ Monastery of Whitby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
liturgical observance
ⓘ
prayer ⓘ worship ⓘ |
| produced |
biblical commentaries
ⓘ
charters ⓘ hagiographies ⓘ liturgical texts ⓘ |
| reformedIn | 10th-century Benedictine Reform in England ⓘ |
| religiousDenomination | Latin Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| socialRole |
centers of charity
ⓘ
centers of literacy ⓘ centers of local administration ⓘ centers of scholarship ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
aristocratic patronage
ⓘ
land endowments ⓘ royal patronage ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
10th century
ⓘ
11th century ⓘ 7th century ⓘ 8th century ⓘ 9th century ⓘ early Middle Ages ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Anglo-Saxon Christianity
this entity surface form:
Anglo-Saxon Church
this entity surface form:
Anglo-Saxon Church
this entity surface form:
Anglo-Saxon Christianity
this entity surface form:
Anglo-Saxon church