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After the fall of Rome was its culture preserved by the Catholic monks?
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∙ 16y ago
The Catholic Church continued to use Latin, but it was above all the eastern part of the Empire, Byzantium, that preserved Graeco-Roman culture. The monks were in monasteries, and had no culture other than their religious life. They did however copy some text and save them from oblivion, though the best savers were found in the Arab world in the time before Arab Islam regressed. The culture of Rome was preserved not only in the eastern empire centred on Byzantium, but also in other ways. Latin is the basis of the Romance languages - Spanish, French, Italian. Graeco-Roman law underpins much modern law. Architecture developed from those madels too. Literature, plays, poetry likewise. Look to many chanels of passing on culture - but not the monks.
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The Catholic Church saved Western Civilization. The barbarian invaders were barbarians that wished to join in the civilization of Rome. Leaders such as Theodoric the Goth and Atilla the Hun were barbarians that forced themselves into civilization. The Catholic Church saved civilization because the barbarians destroyed it on accident. The Catholic Church preserved knowledge and learning. The monks, in monasteries, throughout the barbarian invasions, kept great knowledge and lore in their libraries. The monks wrote and copied many books and preserved them in the monasteries which were safe, even as the cities were sacked. "How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization " by Thomas E. Woods Jr. is a good book that will answer your question in greater detail.
What was the structure of the roman catholic church in the middle ages?
The Catholic Church was the only church in the Middle Ages and the pope ruled the church and monarchies of Europe.
Why do people go as pilgrims to Rome?
Rome is a city so vast and rich in art, monuments and great views, a historic city, which has preserved its charm and independence throughout the centuries..Catholic AnswerSimple, because in Rome is the Vatican, which has been the center and head of the Christian Church since St. Peter was martyred there, and his successors, the Popes still live there.
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roman- catholic christianity. It was made an offical religion of all of rome by Constatine then Rome fell apart and the regions kept the culture and religon
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The religious culture of modern Rome is Christianity with the majority of Christians being Catholic.
What cultures were preserved by the byzantine empire?
The Byzantine Empire preserved the cultural heritage of the two place Greece and Rome.
How did the christian church save Western civilization from the Barbarian invaders after the fall of Rome?
The Catholic Church saved Western Civilization. The barbarian invaders were barbarians that wished to join in the civilization of Rome. Leaders such as Theodoric the Goth and Atilla the Hun were barbarians that forced themselves into civilization. The Catholic Church saved civilization because the barbarians destroyed it on accident. The Catholic Church preserved knowledge and learning. The monks, in monasteries, throughout the barbarian invasions, kept great knowledge and lore in their libraries. The monks wrote and copied many books and preserved them in the monasteries which were safe, even as the cities were sacked. "How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization " by Thomas E. Woods Jr. is a good book that will answer your question in greater detail.
Why do you have manuscripts of ancient rome literary works today?
We have the manuscripts of the ancient literary works today because the Christian monks saved them and preserved their knowledge by copying them.
What kind of monks lived in monarchies and devoted themselves to the Roman Church?
I'm not sure what you are asking, all of the countries in Europe were monarchies at one time, and most of the monks in the Catholic Church were Benedictines, are you asking about the Church in Rome, or the Catholic Church?
Catholic but in communion with Rome?
That is a redundancy. If you are a Catholic you are in communion with Rome. If you are not in communion with Rome, you are not a Catholic.
Did monks develop writing?
Monks did not invent writing. The upper case comes from ancient Rome. Irish monks developed the lower case.
What was the structure of the roman catholic church in the middle ages?
The Catholic Church was the only church in the Middle Ages and the pope ruled the church and monarchies of Europe.
Why do people go as pilgrims to Rome?
Rome is a city so vast and rich in art, monuments and great views, a historic city, which has preserved its charm and independence throughout the centuries..Catholic AnswerSimple, because in Rome is the Vatican, which has been the center and head of the Christian Church since St. Peter was martyred there, and his successors, the Popes still live there.
Is the Catholic Church Biblical?
There is no Church more Biblical in the world than the Catholic Church. The Catholic Church, especially through the work of countless monks over the centuries, carefully preserved the Sacred Scriptures that Our Blessed Lord, Jesus Christ used. The Catholic Church wrote all the books contained in the New Testament, and decided which ones were infallible and which were not, and so made up the New Testament canon at the end of the fourth century by Pope Damasus and the Council of Rome. If it were not for the Catholic Church there would be no Bible, and for that matter there would have been no protestants to protest and break away from it fifteen centuries later - and then make up their own Bible.
What was Rome form of worship?
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How many Catholic Churches are there in Rome IT?
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