Monk

[KukriKhan]

Monk has joined the Monastery team, and will help Moderate here and in the Chapter House awhile.

Welcome

[Gregoshi]

Congratulations again Monk. Monk moderating the Monastery was destiny!

[Uesugi Kenshin]

Congratulations Monk!

[Avicenna]

Congratulations, Father Abbott Monk!

[Papewaio]

Hmm so Monk-san are you a Honganji, Shao-Lin or Robin Hood style of Monk?

[Avicenna]

Robin Hood monk? Isn't that Friar Tuck?

[edyzmedieval]

No, it's Friar Monk.

Welcome Monkey to the Monastery!!! May you preach a long time.

[Kagemusha]

Congratulations Monk. Btw does staff have any information of Kraxis San? Where is our brilliant Interactive Historian?

[Monk]

No, it's Friar Monk.

Welcome Monkey to the Monastery!!! May you preach a long time.

Strangely that sounds good, let's go with that

[Prince Cobra]

This sounds very well- Monk in the Monastery. Everything is on the place where it should be . So CONGRATULATIONS !!!





(Ooops sorry you are a monk.But I hope one beer won't spoil your discipline.)

[Ludens]

(Ooops sorry you are a monk.But I hope one beer won't spoil your discipline.)

I don't think medieval monks were averse to brewing. After all, they did (and some still do) run large-scale distileries. Alcoholic beverages were the main drink for a very long time, as the water wasn't safe.

So, on that historical note, congratulations to you Monk.

[Peasant Phill]

I don't think medieval monks were averse to brewing

I'm sure they weren't against brewing. As a matter of fact one order, the trappists, is rather famous for its beers. There are AFAIK 8 trappist monasteries still brewing of which 7 are situated in Belgium and one in the Netherlands. One trappist (the beer not a monk), 'West-Vleteren', was pronounced best beer in the world by a worldwide association of beer lovers. The problem with getting this beer is that the monks only brew enough to live off and it's sold only one day in the year at the monastery. Needless to say that people queue up every year to get some (max 72 bottles of 33 cl per car).

[edyzmedieval]

Actually, the monks were the most important brewers in Medieval history. NO joking.

[Prince Cobra]

Thanks for the new info. I was misled by the Isichasts- an Orthodox religious movement that later became part of the doctrine of the Orthodox church (second 1/2 of XIV). Although most of the Orthodox monks were not Isichasts the Isichasm was relatively popular. It was qiute ascetic.

[edyzmedieval]

Huh? Who are those guys?

[King Kurt]

Congratulations Monk. Btw does staff have any information of Kraxis San? Where is our brilliant Interactive Historian?

Can I add my concern to Kage's on the whereabouts of Kraxis - for such an avid poster, he has not been on the boards for some time - have the staff heard anything??

[Prince Cobra]

Huh? Who are those guys?

Isichasts thought God was not cognizable by using the sense. The only way to do this wasby strict religious discipline. This religous movement was opposed to Barlaamism who were influenced by the Western church and thought that sense could reveal the truth for God. Actually the Isichasts (supported by emp. Cantacuzenus) won which resulted in making the Orthodox religion more mystical
( later the Isichasm came into Bulgaria and influenced all other Orthodox states). It was founded by Gregorius Sinainit. Other famous leader of Isichasts were Gregorius Palama. The last Bulgarian medieval patriarch Evtimius was also Isichst. He had two famous students- Gregorius Tsamblak and Cyprian who went in other Orthodox states and actively participated in their culture. I can be more detailed but I do not want to be boring.

[Ludens]

Can I add my concern to Kage's on the whereabouts of Kraxis - for such an avid poster, he has not been on the boards for some time - have the staff heard anything??

I share your concern. I wasn't a moderator when Kraxis disappeared, but as far as I know the staff hasn't heard anything either. Kraxis had some trouble with his connection a month or two ago, but he reported that had been solved. On the other hand, when he last logged in he had been absent from the forum for about a week as well, so it seems something else is keeping him.