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"Catholic." is what the original answerer said. There was never just one religion.
After the Reformation, or protestant movement. Many religions, like Lutheranism, and Calvinism were started when people got fed up with the Catholic Church.
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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.
How did the christian church shop life i n the middle ages?
The only church in the Middle Ages was the Catholic Church. I am not sure what the question is asking about the church.
Who was the head of the christian religion in the middle ages?
In Europe during the Middle Ages the only recognized religion was Christianity, in the form of the Catholic religion.
What was the central authority in western Europe during the middle ages?
There was only one organization that had broad authority over most of western Europe during the Middle Ages, which was the Church. You should understand, however, that the authority of the Church was always limited by secular authority and internal division, and was very often challenged by the various emperors and kings, so to call it the central authority is not entirely accurate.
In the Middle Ages who were Mormons?
No one. The religion didn't exist until the 1800's when Joseph Smith began the religion in the United States. It may be in Europe today, but that is a recent development. The only religion in Europe in the middle ages was Catholic. All of Europe was Catholic.There were no Mormons in the Middle Ages. Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly called the "Mormon" church) believe that all mankind was in a state of apostasy (there was no true church upon the earth) for the entire Middle Ages. They believe that the last true Christian died in about 420 a.d. (a man named "Moroni" in the Book of Mormon) and that true Christianity did not return to the earth until Joseph Smith restored it in 1830.
In the middle ages what was the christian rite?
The Catholic church was the only church so any religious celebrations or services were Catholic.
Where was the only place that education and learning were carried on during the middle ages?
Primarily in the realm of the church.
Why did the Middle Ages accept vampires?
Very few people of the Middle Ages believed in vampires, and when they did, it was because of the continuation in local folklore of ancient beliefs. The widespread interest in vampires appeared in Europe only long after the Middle Ages ended.
Why decline the foundation for capitalism in Europe during the middle age?
There was never capitalism in Europe in the Middle Ages. Capitalism is a modern idea and developed in the 20th century. The Middle Ages were a feudal society where only one percent of the population were in control and everyone else worked for them.
What were beliefs about salvation during the middle ages?
The Catholic church was the only religion in the middle ages and it taught that man was born in sin and to reach heaven he needed to do as the church told him. The church was seen as the "middle man" between man and God. If a person was excommunicated by the church he/she would not be saved and that there would be no salvation for them.
What was the dominant church in the middle ages?
In all of Europe before the eleventh century, the Roman Church was most powerful. In 1056, the Great Schism, which had been coming to a head for hundreds of years, split the Church into the Roman Catholic Church, in the West, and the Eastern Orthodox Church, in the East, and each of these was most powerful in its own sphere.
Was the Catholic Church the only church in Europe during the Middle Ages?
Protestant churches had barely begun during the Middle Ages. The most powerful Church was the orthodox Christian Church. At the Great Schism, it separated into the Roman Catholic Church, which was arguably the larger, and the Eastern Orthodox Church. From a time before the fall of the Roman Empire, there were always also other, smaller church organizations, such as the Coptic Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Churches.
