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The Church in the Middle Ages Religion was a huge part of everyday life People were Christian/Roman Catholic People were loyal to the Pope-- the head of the Roman Catholic Church Freedom of religion was not a huge conceptTRANSCRIPT
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Middle Ages: Religion
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The Church in the Middle AgesSuper Huge Fact:• The Church was the single most powerful
organization in western Europe during the Middle ages
• Dominated peoples lives, from peasants to kings
Manorialism Feudalism
THE CHURCH
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The Church in the Middle Ages
• Religion was a huge part of everyday life• People were Christian/Roman Catholic
• People were loyal to the Pope-- the head of the Roman Catholic Church
• Freedom of religion was not a huge concept
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The Church in the Middle Ages
Exception to the rule was…..
•Spain• Ruled by Muslims, 700-1200• Spanish Muslims were called Moors• Allowed religious diversity—Jews, Chr,
whatever• Muslims ruled parts of Spain until 1492
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How did the Church get so powerful?
1. By being incredibly organized
2. By gaining wealth and political power, greater than some kings!
3. By spreading its teachings all over western Europe
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Church organization
• Pope in Rome
• Archbishops (regions)
• Bishops (major cities)
• Priests (manors and villages)
• Monks and nuns (monasteries)– Religious community
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Monks and Missionaries
• Monks took a vow of poverty, also promised to remain monks for life
• Missionaries roamed the continent, preaching the word of God, converting new Christians
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Benedict of Nursia
• Left the church, disgusted by greed
• Formed a monastery with strict rules for the monks
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St. Patrick
• As a boy he was captured from England by pirates and sold into slavery in Ireland
• When he grew up, he returned to Ireland and converted many of the Irish pagans to Catholicism by gaining their trust
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Church Wealth
• Kings and nobles donated land or left it to the Church when they died
• Everyone tithed--paid taxes for services provided by Church
• Church became the biggest landowner• Land=Wealth in the Middle Ages!!
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Church teachings
• Super Huge Concept:• There is heaven and there is hell• Lead a good life and follow church laws
and you will go to heaven• People are sinful and weak, and need the
church to save their souls
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Importance of priests
• Priests were very important in spreading Christian teachings to every day people
• One on every manor• Made sure they were
following canon law —church laws that guided behavior
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What did priests do?
• Mass on Sunday• Weddings and baptisms• Talk to villagers about their problems• Bury the dead• Heal the sick• Teach reading and writing• Collect tithes• Keep all village records
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Review Slide
1. Explain why priests were important to the Church as well as to ordinary people in the Middle Ages?
2. Why did people follow church teachings in the Middle Ages?