Medieval Religion

Thomas Becket fell out with Henry II because Henry chose Thomas to be arch bishop because he wanted the church on his side. But it all went wrong for him. Thomas went to the church's side and forgot all about Henry. that made Henry angry.

It means that Rome has investigated his life thoroughly and the pope is declaring that he is indeed in Heaven.

Based on Hollywood movies a Buddhist monk is generally old and wizened, wrapped in a saffron robe with a bald head and usually sporting an inquisitive grin. Much like Yoda.

Lama Ole Nydahl (born March 19, 1941 near Copenhagen, Denmark) looks pretty much like a 60 something Dane in business casual clothes. The Dalai Lama looks like a Tibetan. My teacher was Korean, he wore a Do Bok, sweatsuit or business suit.

In brief, a Buddhist monk looks pretty much like the next person you meet or the face looking back from your mirror.

well,first of all the crusades had to travel huge distances just to reach the war. Many died along the way. Second, crusades weren't prepared to fight in the Palestines desert climate. Third the Christians were outnumbered by their well-led and organized Muslim foes, and fourth Christian leaders fought among themselves and planed poorly. so there you have it the reasons for their failure the Crusades just as they had started so many years before, whit the Holy Land under Muslim control.

Most monks were just people who devoted their lives to prayer and contemplation. They spent their time cleaning, cooking, growing food in the monastic gardens, or whatever else had to be done to support the monastery. They often took on the job of saying prayers for the dead or people in need.

Some monks specialized in writing manuscripts, and they copied such things as the Bible by hand.

Some monks specialized in the preparation of medical herbal remedies, or in growing the herbs for them.

Some tended the sick in special monasteries that had hospital care as part of their mission.

Some took care of travellers in inns run by monasteries, and the Knights Hospitaller were among these.

There were monks who were also knights who protected travellers on the roads, and the Knights Hospitaller were of this type.

There were a few monks who were anchorites or mendicants, who were pretty much alone.

First Christianity was brought to each nation's kings. The king would convert from pagan to Christian. Once the king and his court were officially Christian then Christianity would be imposed upon the population. How it was unifying was that it was the only religion permitted within it's sphere of influence. Clergy would have close ties to royalty and noble. This would enable the kings of each country to impose it's will through the church. Likewise the church would influence the king who would impose law accordingly. Unification was never actually complete however. Kings fought kings and each would have their own bishops those bishops having direct communication with Rome. However often a king would not go to war without the pope's permission. Charles I (Charlemagne) was the first of many Holy Roman Emperors who imposed rule upon most but not all of Europe. He ruled with the blessing and cooperation of the pope. In a sense, the Holy Roman Emperors were the pope's enforcers. Bottom line in all of this is that if you were anyone or wanted to be someone or just plain wanted to remain alive you needed to be Christian.

It recognized the right of kingdoms to practice Protestantism.

Well the bishop (as in religion) doesn't get paid from by under standing he dose his work for the love of god and he wants to do it. I may be mistaken but i don't if i am talking about the right bishop but i think i am so that's all for now folks see ya!

As Christianity was the core of medieval living, the Roman catholic church was the institution that people looked to for faith and as a way of life. Because the priests of the church were the only people that could read in the entire village, the only education they chose to provide was teachings from the bible about the Lord and how he wanted us to live and behave. They could chose what to read to the people, and nobody would know any different.

They taught the nobles, and created holidays. The medieval world revolved around the church and if you were excommunicated from it your life just about ended. Everyone was a believer in Christ and at some points in the medieval world the church was more powerful than the monarch. There is one famous legend where the pope actually excommunicated a monarch.

The church was the main power in the middle ages. Everyone was Catholic and it not only told the entire society how to think and behave, but also the kings.

When the Catholic Church came to Europe, most of the Europeans were not Catholic. So, when they came, large numbers of people became Catholic.

Priests lived in small houses near to their parish church, often with a small plot of land attached for growing vegetables or raising a few animals. Priests depended for their income entirely upon their parishioners, so in major centres of population priests would be quite well off.

In small rural parishes with fewer people (who were themselves generally poor), priests struggled and many lived in poverty and near to starvation.

The "deserted medieval village" of Wharram Percy in Yorkshire was mainly occupied between the 12th and 14th centuries, then abandoned. Its archaeology preserves the layout of a typical small medieval village, with only the church of St Martin still standing. The priest's house (called "parsonage" by the archaeologists) was just to the south of the church in its own small plot.

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Hildegard von Bingen died in 1179 at the age of 81; this was extremely old for people at that time and it is most likely that she simply died of old age. Her actual cause of death was not specified at the time, so any more detailed medical diagnosis is impossible to give.

The religion was mostly christianity, which is a faith based religion In the territory of the former Roman Empire in Europe, Christian (Catholic). In the territory of the former Byzantine Empire, Christian (Orthodox). In northern Europe, either Christian (Catholic) or pagan--and some parts were animistic (e.g. pre-Christian Finland). In the Islamic world, obviously Islam was the religion during the European Middle Ages (although this was a golden age for Islamic culture). Note that Spain and Portugal were Islamic during the Middle Ages. Later with the rise of the Ottoman Turks, Islam was also brought into Europe through the Balkans.

The Christian Church, effectively the Church of Rome (though other churches existed), was the most powerful organization in Europe, prior to the Great Schism of 1054. After that, the Roman Catholic Church took that power in the West, and the Eastern Orthodox took it in the East.

The Church, in any case, was regarded by most people as the only route to salvation. Most people were probably very much in fear of damnation in Hell for all eternity. The Church provided guidance, discipline, and, to a large measure, support. The church started children off on the road to salvation by baptizing them, and it provided marriages and funerals, and anointed the sick, along with other sacrament's.

The Church had organizations to help the poor, protect travellers, especially pilgrims, and even intercede in disputes. A person who needed to hide, whether a battered spouse or a queen on the run for political reasons, or even sometimes a fugitive criminal, could often do so in a monastery or convent.

The Church had penalties it could use to influence even the most powerful kings and emperors. If the Church excommunicated a king, it often meant that the people who had sworn oaths of allegiance to him were freed of those oaths, and other kings were given licence to invade that king's country. Very few kings were interested in trying out what it was like to be excommunicated.

the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church

During the Middle Ages, the Catholic Church was the supreme political and religious power in Europe. Even though it was sometimes invaded and had its lands annexed, the Church still had immense influence over the people of most European nations and thus rulers were ever cautious in how they appeared vis-a-vis the Church. To this end, the Church exercised excommunication as a last resort in spiritual and political conflicts. Excommunications were extremely powerful since they basically alienated the excommunicated person from all of society, which was basically Christian. As a result, the excommunicated person was often quick to repent. People were excommunicated for: * Apostasy * Heresy * Assault of a Church official * Attack on Church territories * An attack on another Christen monarch or land * Failure to enforce or recognize a papal mandate * Withholding Church funds * Convening a Church Council without papal approval * Ordination of a bishop without papal mandate

There were other reasons, but these suffice as an example. Often wars were started or diverted by whom the Church supported. Drawing an excommunication upon oneself was to be avoided, especially by rulers, since Christians were not obliged to follow an excommunicated sovereign and thus, if intransigent, a ruler could lose their entire kingdom.

three ways the church shaped medieval times was

- nobles could no longer control the monastery's affairs

-women could help the church

-Heresy spread the teachings on Roman Catholic

They were treated with respect and it was illegal to hang a priest.

Monks were around for every single year of the Medieval Age. There were also monks in late Roman times, and there are still monks in modern times. Monks have been around for a good long while, and not all of them were Medieval. * The Medieval Age lasted from the 5th Century to the 15th.