Jerpoint abbey fact file!

JERPOINT ABBEY FACT FILE!


• Jerpoint Abbey was built in the 12th century for Benedictine Monks. The highest tower is 30 meters tall


• Jerpoint Abbey was taken over by Cistercian Monks in 1180


• Their was a strict hierarchy within a monastery. • Lay Brothers carried out manual labour tasks• Choir Monks took part in formal study and carried

out the “work of God”.• The head of the monastery was known as an

abbot.


• The cloister is where the monks slept and is covered in unique carvings, such as this one:

Who do you think these people are in the carvings?


• The cloister garth was a wide open space in the centre of the abbey.

• What do you think the monks used this area for?

Jerpoint abbey fact file!

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