Q.Who was the last monarch to wash the feet of the poor on maunday thurs
A.James II, who reigned from 1685-1688, was the last monarch to wash the feet of the poor on Maundy Thursday. Maundy comes from a word meaning commandment.
A.Christians remember Maundy Thursday as the day of the Last Supper, when Jesus washed the feet of his disciples. Maundy is from the Latin for commandment.
Q.What does the queen do on maunday thursday
A.Maundy money is the tradition when the monarch hands out specially minted money on Easter/Maundy Thursday. It is given to deserving poor people.
Q.Why is today called maunday thursday?
A.The name "Maundy" is an adaptation of the Latin, mandatum novum, the first sung response of the traditional ceremony for the washing of the feet.