The exact same thing that clergy have always done: they celebrated the seven sacraments, they prayed the Divine Office, they counseled people, they taught Catechism, prepared sermons, baptized babies, married people, and buried them.
The clergy could administer the sacraments, so everyone who hoped to gain salvation depended on clergy to help them.
The Clergy
The two parts were secular clergy, who lived like any of us, and interacted with people on a regular basis. And the Regular Clergy, who was made up of monks and nuns! === ===
Usually there is a hierarchy within the clergy itself for governance. Ultimately, it is the people who support the denomination or sect that have the power. In medieval times in Europe, it was common for the King/Queen to have final authority over the clergy.
The "common" people was everyone who wasn't clergy or noble and that was about 90% of the population.
In "The Canterbury Tales" by Geoffrey Chaucer, the clergy members are the Prioress (head of a convent), the Monk, the Friar, the Parson (humble village priest), and the Summoner. Each of these characters represents different aspects of the clergy in medieval society.
There were many people in a royal family in medieval times. These were the king, queen, prince, princess, queen mother, regent, clergy, nobility, and tradesmen and merchants.
Pope Clergy monks Kings Nobles
THE CLERGY WERE THE MOST EDUCATED CLASS IN THE MEDIEVAL TIMEhope i help you with this answer =]
1. The church/clergy 2.. The Nobility 3. Serf/peasant
Gerhard Jaritz has written: 'Violence and the medieval clergy' -- subject(s): Congresses, Clergy, Church history, Violence, Catholic Church, History 'Zwischen Augenblick und Ewigkeit'
Medieval society was typically structured into three main classes: the nobility, the clergy, and the peasantry. The nobility held land and power, often serving as lords and knights, while the clergy managed religious affairs and provided spiritual guidance. The peasantry, which made up the majority of the population, worked the land and provided labor. Each class had distinct roles and responsibilities, contributing to the feudal system that characterized medieval life.