The growth of Irish monasteries | History | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

St Patrick was born in ...

'Britain' ✓
Who was Patrick taken prisoner by?

Irish traders

Irish raiders ✓

Irish jewellers
After receiving a vision from an angel, Patrick became a ...

'missionary' ✓
Patrick was in danger of becoming a ______ when he tried to convert the Irish kings.

'martyr' ✓
Put these events into chronological order.

1

⇔

Christianity spread throughout the Roman Empire and across Europe.

2

⇔

Christianity reached Ireland through contact with Roman Britain.

3

⇔

Some people in Ireland had become Christian by the early 5th century.

4

⇔

When Christianity declined in Britain, it continued to grow stronger in Ireland.
Put these events from St Patrick's life into chronological order.

1

⇔

St Patrick was kidnapped and was forced to be a shepherd.

2

⇔

St Patrick became a Christian missionary after he saw visions.

3

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St Patrick travelled back to Ireland to convert people to Christianity.

4

⇔

He risked becoming a martyr when he preached to the kings of north-east Ireland.

5

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St Patrick wrote about his life in his 'Confession'.

Monasteries were built in ______ places.

'isolated' ✓
Monasteries were built across Ireland by the ...

4th century

5th century ✓

6th century
Why did the monks choose isolated places to build the monasteries?

It was easier to build there.

They were beautiful.

They could pray without distraction. ✓
Which of these happened at the monasteries?

studying the Bible ✓

copying manuscripts ✓

baking cakes

praying ✓
The monks would make beautiful ______ for the manuscripts.

'covers' ✓
What is patronage?

the support given by a person to another person, organisation or cause ✓

a member of a community of men living under religious vows

a building lived in by a community of monks

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By the early 6th century, monasteries began to be set up across Ireland.
At first, these were meant as places for Christians to retreat to and dedicate their lives to God.
They were often in remote, hard to reach places like the island of Skellig Michael.
Many monasteries, though, attracted the patronage of kings and the rich and grew in both size and importance.
They were centres for the teaching of poetry, literature, and the arts and produced manuscripts like the Book of Kells.

Pupils may think monasteries were only a place for prayer.

Monasteries were places for learning and culture where people could pray, study the bible and create things.

Monastery - a monastery is a building lived in by a community of monks who follow religious vows
Patronage - patronage is the support given by a person to another person, organisation or cause, usually involving money
Monk - a monk is a member of a community of men living under religious vows