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Medieval Religion
Religion in the medieval period is frequently depicted as a "time of ignorance and superstition," defying reason and logic. While Christianity and its denominations made up the majority of medieval religion, Germanic paganism and Islam also existed.
956 Questions
Did the church treat the royalty and the peasants dufferently in the middle ages?
no, they saw everybody equal just like god does
Church hierachy in middle ages?
At the top was the Pope or, after the Great Schism, in the East it was the Patriarch of Constantinople.
Cardinals were lower, the
Archbishops,
Bishops,
Priests,
sometimes Deacons, and
laity.
Within the Church, there were other hierarchies, such as, in a monastic organization,
Grand Master,
Abbot,
Monk,
Novice.
Similar hierarchies existed for such monastic organizations as the Knights Templar and other similar groups, except there were monks instead of monks.
How many times a day did the monks attend Matins at the Church?
What is the age to become a nun in the medievil times?
Women and girls became nuns in different ways and for many different reasons.
Some young girls were given to convents by their parents, simply because they already had too many children and could not afford to feed any more; others were given to ensure they had an education, or because the parents believed that this would ensure a place in Heaven for themselves and their family. Such girls were called oblates and the parents were usually expected to make a small cash donation at the time the girl was given to the convent. The practice of giving oblates in this way was gradually phased out during the late 12th century and was ended by about 1215. Many such girls chose to leave the convent as soon as they became adults at around 12 or 14 years of age.
Older women whose husbands died and who had no sons willing to support them might join a convent to provide themselves with security and care in their old age, as well as for various religious reasons.
Some teenage and middle-aged women were simply filled with religious conviction and resolved that they would not marry a man, but marry Christ as a nun, living their entire lives as virgins.
Each nunnery had its own rules for accepting new novices, who had to serve a probationary period before being permitted to take the final vows. The novitiate period was often 12 months, but sometimes shorter or longer. During this time the novice attended all the church services and learned the daily routine alongside the other nuns; she was carefully monitored and if found unsuitable she could be asked to leave - or she might decide herself that the religious life was too demanding and decide to leave of her own accord.
If she were suitable and admitted into the convent as a professed nun, she took her final vows in front of a bishop and received a ring (symbolic of her marriage to Christ). The white veil of a novice was then replaced with a black veil.
The vows she took promised poverty, chastity and obedience - that is, obedience to the Mother abbess or prioress in charge and obedience to the Rule of St Benedict.
What impact did the economic system have on the medieval European society?
The economic system had enormous impact on the medieval society.
In the early middle ages, the economic system was in a shambles in western Europe. People had to rely on the local lords and the Church for guidance and governance. There were few economic opportunities. In other words the the economic system influenced the society by its weakness.
Later, travel increased. This was impelled to some extent by the crusades, and was furthered when the Mongols secured the silk road, making trade between Europe and China possible. This created interest in the outside world and things to which people were not accustomed. Silk and spices became important.
The rise of banking, particularly in Italy, and the development of the Hanseatic League had the effect of producing the medieval communes, which were not communes in the modern sense, but rather walled towns and cities of people who bonded together for mutual interest, both for defense and for trade. Since the reason for such communities to exist was largely mercantile, it was often the merchants who ran the cities, and the governments tended to be republican and sometimes were to some degree democratic.
Monks and nuns provided various social services such as?
Monks and nuns often served the community by becoming educators and teaching school. They also worked in hospitals as nurses or aids, led prayer services at churches or homes, and even made some products to sell.
Which religious order was founded by a Spanish priest to defend church teachings from heresy?
Saint Dominic (1170 - August 6, 1221) founded the Dominican Order.
What happened to those people that went againist the Catholic church?
It is between them and our loving and merciful Savior. We are called to pray for each other so they are kept in our prayers.
During the Middle Ages the most common way for a person to increase his power was to?
Acuire Large Amounts Of Land
Facts about medieval churches?
Medieval churches dominated peoples lives, it was oen of the most important events that people looked forward to.
In every medieval church, each regions of Europe had their own chant to sing.
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An unseen thief called Death came stalking by Who hereabouts makes all the people die Ch 28 213 4?
The three young companions learn who killed their friend.
How did people practice their religion in medieval times?
Christianity spread through northern and eastern Europe during the Middle Ages, but Islam also spread through North Africa into Spain, into Turkey, and through Persia to the East.
In which type of government is society run by the leaders of a religion?
Theocracy is a form of government in which a deity is officially recognized as the ... is a situation where the religious leaders assume a leading role in the state.
What religion did medieval times believe in?
Everyone was Catholic.
Answer:
It depends where you were living. In Christian areas you might be Roman Catholic, Coptic Christian, Greek Orthodox, much of the northern areas still had "pagan" religions. Further East- Jewish or Muslim. In he Far East - Hindu, Buddhist, Jain, Taoist, Shinto or Confucian. Africans would have a wide variety of local religions. In the new world Aztecs and Mayans had their own major religions while much of the Americas had a variety of local religions.
Abbots were the highest grade within the monastic system, answering directly to the Pope. In England Abbots were generally appointed by the king but with input from the monks of the particular monastery; they selected a few candidates from their own fellow monks and the king chose one of them.
Not all monasteries had an Abbot in charge. Smaller monasteries (called priories) were headed by a brother Prior who was one grade below an Abbot. In the abbeys an Abbot might have a Prior and even a sub-Prior to assist him.
Some Abbots were granted the same rights as a bishop. They were then called "mitred Abbots" since they were entitled wear a bishop's mitre and ceremonial vestments, and carry a crozier.
Where were people hanged in the Middle Ages?
For similar reasons they are hung today.
They were found guilty of a capital crime or were victims of some form of terrorism.
Catholic church predestination theory?
Predestination is a theory by Calvinists, not Catholics. In this theory, Calvinists believe that the souls who would be saved have been predestined. This is contrary to the Catholic belief where all souls can be saved if they live their life according to God's will.
Why might the dispute that split the Medieval Christian church have weakened the empire?
Please specify which split you are referring to.
How much of the land did the Church own during the middle ages?
In some countries, the king technically owned the entire country, with the possible exception of lands owned by the Church. Lords, knights, and country gentlemen all held their lands either directly or indirectly from the king, in exchange for support and promises of loyalty.
In some other countries, the kings controlled nearly nothing, or their might not have been a king at all. King Childeric III of the Franks might have owned something, in terms of legalities, but he had no power at all and could not even decide his own fate. Venice, on the other hand, was founded as a republic, and never had a king.
When did Thomas Becket leave the country to escape from getting killed by Henry?
Because Thomas senced danger because him and Henry had an argument after he made Thomas Archbishop of Canterbury, because Thomas wouldn't help change the church courts because he had become more religious.
What class were the medieval monks in?
They were members of the Church and were under the protection of Church law. This set all clergy apart from other classes under the feudal system.
Unlike peasants, merchants or members of the aristocracy, monks could not be tried by manorial or royal courts, but only by a bishop or archbishop. In fact very few monks ever had to face a court trial since they were dealt with by their own prior or abbot.
What power did the Catholic Church have in 1500?
from What Every Catholic Wants to Know Catholic History from the Catacombs to the Reformation, by Diane Moczar, c 2006 by Our Sunday Visitor Publishing Division
The five key elements that made up the "medieval synthesis" were:
- The harmony between Faith and reason.
- The balance of power among nation-states as parts of Christendom
- The balancing of the authority of the king with local self-government.
- The harmony between the goals of individual self-fulfillment and those of society.
- The equilibrium - and an uneasy one, it is true - between Church and state.
In the fourteenth century everything started to fall apart beginning with famine and plague. Cold, wet weather between 1315 and 1322 brought ruined crops in northern Europe and the resulting famine produced mass starvation, the mortality rate was as high as ten percent. But within 25-20 years the Black Death struck Europe. Between 1347-1350 an estimate average of thirty percent of the population on the continent died. In some cases, the death toll was much higher. It returned again in 1363 and would recur periodically for the next three centuries. All of this caused social friction and rebellions, not to mention some bizarre heresies. In addition to all of this the Hundred Years’s War began, the Ottoman Turks began their onslaught of Europe, and the Papacy was going through many troubles beginning with the Avignon papacy. All of this set the stage, so to speak for the protestant catastrophe.
What were the three types of plague that could be found in Europe during the middle ages?
The three types of plague are: bubonic, septicemic, and pneumonic.
