All articles tagged with #monks
Originally Published 3 days ago — by The Conversation
Medieval monks managed cold climates by utilizing specific architectural features like warming rooms (calefactory) and wearing minimal winter clothing, with some monasteries having dedicated heated spaces to provide warmth during harsh winters, reflecting the importance placed on warmth for monastic life.
Originally Published 21 days ago — by CBS News
The Monastery of Christ in the Desert in New Mexico offers a peaceful retreat for visitors seeking silence, prayer, and reflection, with monks following the Rule of St. Benedict and embracing a life of prayer and work, emphasizing listening to God and nature.
Originally Published 3 months ago — by CBS News
A cable car accident in Sri Lanka resulted in the deaths of eight Buddhist monks, including three foreigners, with several others injured. The crash occurred near a monastery in Kurunegala district when the cable snapped, causing the cabin to plunge downhill. The incident has prompted condolences from Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister and widespread mourning within the Buddhist community.
Originally Published 5 months ago — by BBC
A Thai woman, known as Ms Golf, was arrested for blackmailing monks with videos and photos of sexual acts, allegedly extorting around $11.9 million over three years, prompting calls for reform within Thailand's revered Buddhist institution amid ongoing scandals.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by IFLScience
In 1746, Jean-Antoine Nollet electrocuted 200 Carthusian monks to measure the velocity of electricity. The monks held brass poles in each hand connecting them, before Nollet completed the circuit by hooking the monks up to an electrically charged Leyden jar. However, the monks experienced the shock virtually simultaneously, and Nollet concluded that electrical charge moves with “unlimited rapidity”. We now know that electromagnetic waves propagate at 270,000 kilometers per second, around 90 percent the speed of light.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Newsweek
Monks at a Kyiv monastery have refused to leave following accusations of links to Russia, leading to an eviction deadline from the Ukrainian government. The Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) officially cut ties with the Moscow Patriarchate after Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, but Kyiv believes the UOC is still dependent on Moscow. The government terminated the lease that allowed the monks to stay at the monastery caves at Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, but the monks have refused to leave, citing a lack of obligation to do so. The UOC denies breaking tenancy agreements and constructing buildings illegally, but Kyiv accuses the church of maintaining ties with the Russian Orthodox Church, which has supported Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.