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The Medieval Church

The Medieval Church. Constantine the Great. First Roman emperor to become Christian Enforced “correct practice” of religion After his death in 337, Byzantium was renamed Constantinople. Constantine the Great, mosaic in Hagia Sophia, Constantinople (Istanbul)

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The Medieval Church

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  1. The Medieval Church

  2. Constantine the Great • First Roman emperor to become Christian • Enforced “correct practice” of religion • After his death in 337, Byzantium was renamed Constantinople Constantine the Great, mosaic in Hagia Sophia, Constantinople (Istanbul) Constantine I, bronze statue in York, England

  3. Patriarchs • Five special bishops had authority over other church leaders • Bishop of Rome • Bishop of Alexandria • Bishop of Antioch • Bishop of Constantinople • Bishop of Jerusalem • Argued over who was most powerful Map of the Roman Empire The Spread of Christianity http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~atlas/europe/interactive/map31.html

  4. Popes in Rome • Innocent I – pope is supreme leader of the church • Leo I – pope’s word is law • Tradition of Apostle Peter as the first pope • Christian church split into East and West The Papal Emblem

  5. Monasticism • Setting oneself apart from the secular world • Developed by Coptic Orthodox Church established in Egypt, 450 AD Cloister, Abbey of Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa, France Chapter house, Abbey of Notre Dame de Pontaut, France

  6. Clergy • Church leaders • Two groups: • Secular clergy – lived in the world and interacted with people on a regular basis • Regular clergy – monks and nuns • “Monk” comes from a Greek word meaning “solitary” or “alone” Leaf from a Royal Manuscript, Scenes from the life of Saint Francis

  7. Benedict • Rules for monks • Poverty • Chastity • Obedience • By the end of 600s, most monasteries in the West followed Benedictine rule. • Charlemagne required all monks to follow the Rule. A Benedictine monk, Monte Oliveto Maggiore, Tuscany, Italy

  8. Importance of Monasteries • Centers for knowledge, information, & literacy • Monks copied manuscripts, especially copies of the Bible • Between 400 – 800 AD, monks and scholars fled to Ireland to escape Germanic pagans • Kept Western learning and religion alive The opening of St Luke's Gospel in the Lindisfarne Gospels

  9. Venerable Bede • Wrote early histories of England • Popularized the term anno Domini, meaning “in the year of our Lord” The Venerable Bede Translates John By J.D. Penrose Bede’s Tomb in Durham Cathedral, England

  10. Cathedrals Durham Cathedral, England Canterbury Cathedral, England Chartres Cathedral, France

  11. Religious Occupations Church Hierarchy Other positions • Abbot/Abbess • Almoner • Cantor • Friar • Monk/Nun • Pardoner • Pilgrim/Palmer • Sacristan • Sexton

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