Lay Brothers were poor men who could not afford to make a gift of land to the Abbey, and so would not be accepted as monks.
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They lived in their own part of the abbey and went to some of the services in the church, but they also had their own work to do.
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The Lay Brothers did most of the manual work in and around the abbey. They worked as builders, carpenters, plumbers, glaziers and tilers. They cooked and served the food.
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