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The Medieval Church

The Medieval Church. World History March 25, 2014. THE CHURCH AND MEDIEVAL LIFE. The Church’s goal was to spread their religion Women helped spread Christianity Priests were the only contact people had with the Church The Church was the social center of life

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The Medieval Church

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  1. The Medieval Church World History March 25, 2014

  2. THE CHURCH AND MEDIEVAL LIFE • The Church’s goal was to spread their religion • Women helped spread Christianity • Priests were the only contact people had with the Church • The Church was the social center of life • The church collected money to support it • Tithe = 1/10 of a person’s income • Women had rights but were not equal to men • Church said women and men were equal • On each women were seen as “weak” and “vulnerable” and needed protection from men

  3. MONKS AND NUNS • Monk/Nun = a man/woman who devotes his/her life to his/her religion • Monks = Monasteries • Nuns = Convents • Monasteries operated under Benedictine Rule • This rule had 3 parts • Obey the Abbot • Poverty • Chastity • Monks/Nuns had to devote their lives to service • Monasteries helped preserve education

  4. THE POWER OF THE CHURCH GROWS • The Church became the most important aspect of medieval life • Papal Supremacy = the Pope has power over all other leaders • Because Church leaders were educated they often were granted a role in the government • The Church claimed all people were sinners • The only way to be saved was to practice the sacraments • The Church developed its own laws called “canon law” • Disobedience = excommunication • “Peace of God” put a stop to warfare • No fighting Friday-Sunday

  5. REFORM MOVEMENTDS • Problems started to come about in the church • Members of the church lacked discipline • Cluniac Reforms were a strict set of changes to stop corruption • Developed by the Abbot Berno of Cluny • Pope Gregory VII extended these rules to all of the Christian Church • This took power away from the government and gave it to the church • Francis of Assisi created the idea of friars • Friars traveled preaching Christianity • The Dominican Order wanted to combat heresy • Heresy = going against the Catholic Church

  6. JEWS IN EUROPE • Jewish communities still existed in Europe • Spain was one country that welcomed Jews • Here, Judaism flourished in the privacy of people’s homes • For many years Christians and Jews lived in peace • In the late 1000s Christians persecution of Jews increased • Some Christians claim the Jews killed Jesus • Many Jews were not allowed to hold jobs • Thousands of Jews migrated to Eastern Europe to escape persecution • The persecution of Jews lasted for hundreds of years to come

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