By going to church
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People felt the need to visit especially holy places, as they still do e.g. Lourdes.
A Holy War was a war fought in the name of God and blessed by the Pope
any of the holy crusades
The Flemish people were conquered early in the Middle Ages by Franks. They remained part of the Kingdom of the Franks, and then the Carolingian Empire, until the empire divided into France and the Holy Roman Empire. From that point, Flanders was part of the Holy Roman Empire.
Middle East
Yes they did
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People felt the need to visit especially holy places, as they still do e.g. Lourdes.
Christians in the middle ages fought holy wars, which were called the crusades.
A Holy War was a war fought in the name of God and blessed by the Pope
any of the holy crusades
The Crusades were the holy wars fought in the Middle Ages.
The Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire.
There was not a specific place to begin the pilgrimage. It was more about where it would end up. Many in the Middle Ages traveled to Jerusalem. The goal of a pilgrimage was to reach a holy site.
Catholic people were told that if they prayed at holy places called shrines, they could be forgiven their sins or be cured of illnesses. This is why people took the risk of going on pilgrimages.