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In medieval times what language was the bible and church services spoken in?
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∙ 15y ago
The languages used by the Churches remained the same from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance, Latin for the Roman Church, and Greek for the Eastern Orthodox.
The Reformation did, however, produces new language usages in the vernacular as new Churches developed. So German began to be used by Lutherans in Germany, English was used in the Anglican Church, and in Eastern Europe, new Churches were forming with their own language usages, with such languages as Russian and Slavonic being used.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 11y agoLatin - but not classical Latin. Church Latin (also called Low Latin or Medieval Latin) was used throughout Europe during the medieval period, which meant that meetings (synods) of bishops, abbots and other Church officials from many different countries could be held in that universal language.
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∙ 15y agoThe language that The Bible and church services was spoken in was Latin. (at least until the Protestant Reformation)
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∙ 11y agoLatin, it was said to be a language that only cultured people knew. It is still used in the Vatican and in those times was used during religious practices.
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∙ 11y agoThe official language of the Catholic Church since the fourth century, and still is, is Latin.
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∙ 14y agoCelt
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