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For what reason did monks and friars own no property?
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For what reason did monks and friars own no property?

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They wanted to be humble, so they stayed in the woods and stayed humble and bought no property
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They had to give away all their possessions to the church. That is why they did not own any property. Also, they lived in monasteries so they didn't really need any.
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