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Religion in the Middle Ages

Religion in the Middle Ages. The Papal Monarchy . Catholic Church claims supremacy over church affairs Church became involved in the feudal system Bishops and abbots held their offices as grants from nobles who were of the world and cared little about spiritual duties. The Papal Monarchy.

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Religion in the Middle Ages

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  1. Religion in the Middle Ages

  2. The Papal Monarchy • Catholic Church claims supremacy over church affairs • Church became involved in the feudal system • Bishops and abbots held their offices as grants from nobles who were of the world and cared little about spiritual duties

  3. The Papal Monarchy • Lay Investiture • When individuals became a church official they were given a ring and a staff • Pope Gregory VII • Was convinced he had been chosen by God to reform the church • Claimed that the pope was God’s vicar on earth and his authority extended over all the Christian world

  4. The Papal Monarchy • The Church Supreme • Pope Innocent III • Interdict – forbids priests from giving the sacraments (Christian rites) to a particular group of people • Example: Philip Augustus of France had to take back his wife in order to have the sacraments

  5. New Religious Orders • A New Activism • Cistercian Order • Unhappy with a lack of discipline at the monastery • Cistercians were very strict • Simple diet and only had a single robe • All decorations were eliminated everywhere • Took the religion to people outside of the monastery • Women in Religious Orders • Most nuns were from aristocratic families • Convenient for women who were unable or unwilling to find husbands

  6. New Religious Orders • Franciscans • Francis of Assisi was captured and imprisoned during a local war • Abandoned all worldly and material goods in order to preach and live in poverty • Attracted a new band of followers who took a vow of absolute poverty and would only live by working and begging for their food

  7. New Religious Orders • The Inquisition • Created to deal with heretics • People who confessed to heresy performed public penance and received punishment • 1252 – Inquisition decided to make things exciting by adding torture • To 13th Century Christians using force to save souls from damnation was the right thing to do

  8. Religion in the High Middle Ages • The Church was a crucial part of people’s lives from birth to death • Baptism, marriage, communion • Only the clergy could administer these rites people constantly depended on them • Saints were very important to the Christian Church • Virgin Mary, St. Nicholas • Medieval Christians believed in a pilgrimage to the Holy City of Jerusalem

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