The church significantly influenced peasants by providing spiritual guidance and a sense of community, often serving as the center of social life in rural areas. It enforced moral standards and social norms, shaping the peasants' understanding of their roles within the feudal system. Additionally, the church offered support during times of hardship, such as famine or disease, through charitable acts and the distribution of alms. This relationship fostered a reliance on the church for both spiritual and practical needs, reinforcing its authority in peasant life.
Peasants typically owed the church a variety of obligations, including tithes, which were usually 10% of their annual produce or income. They also participated in religious festivals and events, contributing time and labor to church activities. Additionally, peasants were expected to adhere to church teachings and practices, which often included attending services and supporting the church's social and charitable functions. These obligations reinforced the church's influence in rural communities and its role in daily life.
Peasants would listen to music in church and at festivals.
Nobles and the church
Martin Luther's ideas were questioning the church and this led to the peasants rioting against the church because they realized that the Catholics weren't always right. !
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The church had a huge role in the lives of peasants. The church collected the tithe, carried out mass and services (marriage, funerals and baptism)
Most peasants worked for feudal lords of one sort or another, who owned the manors the peasants worked on. Some peasants worked on property that belonged to the Church. They worked for the churches, abbeys, monasteries, or other Church organizations that owned the land. Some peasants owned their own small farms and worked for themselves.
Royalty ruled and had many estates and castles so peasants lived in shacks and such. The geographyb was very different for peasants
The peasants believed in the church and preferred to follow the guidance of their priests on matters of tradition and spirituality.
they supported the church because it was an extremely important and religious place.
The Church said that they will be no prostitution with gay guys on the church
In the Middle Ages, royalty had access to aspects of the Church to which the peasants did not have. For example, many monarchs had a priest who acted as the monarch's personal confessor.