Fruits and raw vegetables.
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Answer: The monastic diet was extremely healthy and fairly well balanced, but often very repetitive and boring. Monks were governed by the Regula Benedicti (the Rule of St Benedict), which forbade the eating of the flesh of any animal with four legs. It does not forbid the meat of birds or fish and makes no mention of animal fats.
Dairy products, bread, fruit, cereal grains, vegetables, eggs, fish and poultry made up most of the daily diet, with only occasional treats such as honey cakes or pastries.
The absence of meat in the diet was always a cause for complaint and dissatisfaction in the monasteries; by the 14th century special dispensation was given by a Pope for monks to eat meat occasionally (but not all at once, and never in the refectory). This meant that monks were able to have meat dishes in a special room known as the misericord ("mercy").
At Ely in the week beginning 5 August 1336, the monks of the monastery were served on Sunday eggs, chicken, pigeon and dripping (animal fat); on Monday pottage and cod; on Tuesday fresh meat and mutton, on Wednesday fresh white herring and cod; on Thursday fresh meat, white herring and cod; on Friday white herring and cod; on Saturday dripping, milk, white herring and cod.
Anyone who was not fond of fish would find such a menu distressing.
In 1179 the writer and observer Gerald of Wales dined with the Prior of Canterbury at his table in the refectory; he noted in particular the many dishes contrived with eggs, herbs and pepper.
The daily life of a Roman priest was no different from the ordinary Roman. The ancients did not have a "clergy" as we consider them today. Almost anyone could become a priest or priestess and most times it was just an honorary title. Some were in charge of shrines and would perhaps make a sacrifice to the god on a certain day, but this took up very little time. Other priests might walk in a procession on a festival day. There was very little religious connotation with a priesthood, it was mostly a position of bragging rights.
In Egyptian Society, a priest would have been more powerful than a scribe, a slave, or a farmer.
they would eat what dogs eat! j.k. they would eat what the lords ate i think.
A priest king and epic hero in one of the world's oldest pieces of literature was Gilgamesh
Medieval emperors had no power, because it was taken away by the shogun. However, they were still considered the highest in the feudal structure because he was considered a God. Without the Emperor there, people would not follow the shogun!
Every priest has his own routine depending upon his responsibilities and engagements for the day. That would be like asking 'What is the daily routine of a teenager?'
You would need to include food, clothing, animals and daily life
For "a man" to become a priest would be called an impossibility - he would first need to be trained and educated and hold various positions within the Church hierarchy in "minor Orders". Only after spending considerable time in this way would he be ordained a priest by a bishop or archbishop.The word you are looking for is ordained.
A medieval priest would have used various tools in their religious duties, including a chalice for holding consecrated wine during Mass, a censer for burning incense, a thurible for carrying the incense, a paten for holding the Eucharistic bread, and a stole as a symbol of their authority. Additionally, they would have used a missal or breviary for conducting services, a crucifix for religious rituals, and possibly a rosary for personal devotions. These tools were essential for carrying out the sacraments and rituals of the Catholic Church during the Middle Ages.
They would mainly eat bread and drink water on a daily basis. Unless it was a feast day.
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The priest conducted the services in the church, which normally would include Mass. The priest might also exercise some decision making authority on other things going on in the church, such as the production of a morality play.
What are the pros and cons of being a priest in the Middle Ages?
Most priests grew their own food or accepted food from the people around them. The surfs paid a tax with food to the parish.
The daily life of a Roman priest was no different from the ordinary Roman. The ancients did not have a "clergy" as we consider them today. Almost anyone could become a priest or priestess and most times it was just an honorary title. Some were in charge of shrines and would perhaps make a sacrifice to the god on a certain day, but this took up very little time. Other priests might walk in a procession on a festival day. There was very little religious connotation with a priesthood, it was mostly a position of bragging rights.
Tithes didn't really stop crime, but it was a payment villagers in the middle ages would pay to the church, tithes were collected by the priest.