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Medieval Church Continued..

Medieval Church Continued. Objectives. Explain how the Church shaped medieval life. Analyze how the power of the Church grew during the Middle Ages and how reformers worked for change in the Church. Describe the situation of Jews in Medieval Europe. The Importance of the Church .

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Medieval Church Continued..

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  1. Medieval Church Continued..

  2. Objectives • Explain how the Church shaped medieval life. • Analyze how the power of the Church grew during the Middle Ages and how reformers worked for change in the Church. • Describe the situation of Jews in Medieval Europe

  3. The Importance of the Church • Priests administered sacraments, offered assistance to poor and uneducated • Social center of people’s lives • Salvation major aspect of daily life • Relics/Pilgrimages • Tithe and taxation led to rise of Cathedrals

  4. Cathedrals • Romanesque Style-round arches and a heavy roof. Small windows=little light.

  5. Romanesque/Gothic

  6. Gothic Style • Developed in early 1100’s. • Tall, vaulted ceilings. Large windows=sunlight • Flying buttresses developed to build higher • Between 1170-1270 over 500 Gothic churches built. • What does this say about the economy and piety of the times?

  7. Examples

  8. Another

  9. Monasteries and Convents • Monks and Nuns • Devoted their lives to God and service to others • Health and education • Missionaries • Academics of the time

  10. Benedictine Rule • 530 – Benedict organized monastery at Monte Cassino • Day based upon prayer and hard work • Three Vows • Obedience to the Abbot or Abbess • Poverty • Chastity (pureness)

  11. How did the monastery system improve the economy of the Middle Ages?

  12. Church’s Role in Society • Pope was the spiritual leader • Papal supremacy • Authority over all secular rulers, including kings and emperors • Own territories • Papal States

  13. Power • Canon Law – based on religious teachings, governed many aspects of life, including wills, marriages, and morals • Disobey? • Excommunication • Interdict • Excluded an entire town/region/kingdom from receiving sacraments

  14. Corruption and Reform • As power grew discipline weakened • Wealth and positions of power began to corrupt the intentions of the Church

  15. Reform • Abbot Berno’s Monastery in Cluny • Refused to allow nobles or bishops to interfere in monastic affairs. • Monastic Movement and Pope Gregory VII (1073) • Church alone chose officials (ended Lay Investiture) • Outlawed marriage for priests • Prohibited simony

  16. St. Francis of Assisi • Emergence of Friars example of reform and restored piety. • Founded the Franciscans • Gave up a wealthy life to preach the good word • St. Dominic and the Dominicans

  17. Jews in Medieval Europe • Jewish communities all across Europe • Jews flourished in Spain Why? • Any illness or famine, Christians often blamed Jews • Anti-Semitism – Prejudice against the Jews

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