... to each other. On some occasions a monk would read from the Bible while the others meditated. They were allowed only one meal in the wintertime and two in the summertime. Monks did not eat meat except if they were ill and on certain days. The dormitory was their own little room where they slept. The scriptorium was where books and manuscripts were written and illustrated ... Europe. Monasticism spread from France to Scotland and from there to Ireland, where monastic communities played an important part in converting non-Christians. From there the momentum spread back to continental Europ...

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