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During the Middle Ages, the Church provide a number of important services for the common people. Clearly, the most important service of the Church, as far as the people of that time were concerned, was the business of providing spiritual support, saving souls. But there were other important church functions, as well.
The Church provided an alternate justice system, to which people who qualified could appeal, in order to avoid secular courts. Originally, this system was for clergy, but the question of who constituted the clergy was so vague that in time anyone who could read qualified. The usual test was whether the person could read the 51st Psalm.
The Church provided sanctuary for refugees. These were mostly individuals who had run into some kind of trouble, with the law, with abusive husbands, or with people they owed money. Appeal to sanctuary was nearly always respected, even by kings. There are records of queens who fled their husbands and went into sanctuary for the remainder of their lives, and there is one case of a woman who tried to assassinate a King of France being allowed to live out her life in a convent because it had provided sanctuary.
The Church was an arbiter between nations, and prevented wars from time to time.
The Church built and ran hospitals.
The Church provided shelter for travelers, originally pilgrims, but quickly anyone who came along.
Monastic organizations also provided security on the pilgrim roads.
Monasteries and Cathedrals built, staffed, and maintained schools and universities. During much of the Middle Ages, most people who were educated got their teaching from church organizations.
The Church was itself an institution in which the common people could rise in rank.
What else can I help you with?
What institution did all of the people in the middle ages have in common?
The Roman Catholic Church
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 was the position of the church in the Middle Ages?
The Catholic church was the "state" and ruled the society of the middle ages.
Christianity in the middle ages time line?
There was one church and one religion in the middle ages and that was Catholic. So, any timeline would be of the Catholic Church.
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.
What is a monk middle age?
A member of the Catholic church.
What was the common link for people in western Europe during the middle ages?
Most people of Western Europe, for most of the Middle Ages, were linked by a belief in Christianity, in the communion of the Catholic Church.
What two groups opposed the Roman Catholic Church in Middle Ages?
the orthrodox church
The roman catholic church during the middle ages in Europe can best be described as a church that?
The Roman catholic church during the middle ages in Europe can best be described as a church that was a stable influence. This was during a time where central governments were weaker.
What did the roman catholic church provide during the middle ages?
"indulgences".
In the middle ages what was the christian rite?
The Catholic church was the only church so any religious celebrations or services were Catholic.
Describe the influence of the Roman Catholic Church on music in the Middle Ages?
The influence of the Roman Catholic Church in the Middle Ages was a major factor in art and science. The Church had a tendency to stifle science while encouraging religious art.
