MEDIEVAL CHURCH
Center of manorial life was the village church Village life was also very communal
The Parish Priest SacramentsAdministered the Sacraments –Lead to Salvation Baptism – Reconciliation – Penance (conversion, confession and celebration) Eucharist – communion…receiving Christ's Body and Blood Confirmation – mature Christian commitment Marriage – Holy Orders – Ordination Anointing of the Sick – formerly known as Last
Village Church Tithe – Paid with the Tithe – 10% income tax paid to church
MONASTERIES AND CONVENTS Monks/Nuns Looked after the poor and sick Kept learning alive Friars Served as missionaries
POWER AND CORRUPTION OF CHURCH Papal Supremacy SecularAuthority over all Secular rulers Pope (Vatican) had own army Bishops were Nobles
POWER AND CORRUPTION OF CHURCH Papal Supremacy SecularAuthority over all Secular rulers Pope (Vatican) had own army Bishops were Nobles Developed Canon Law
POWER AND CORRUPTION OF CHURCH Excommunication No sacraments or Christian burialInterdict Excommunication of entire town or kingdom Gothic Architecture Graceful spires and tall windows
Byzantine Empire Christian church became known as Eastern Orthodox Church Eastern (Greek) Orthodox Church
Hagia Sophia Istanbul Hagia Sophia Constantinople
Patriarch Eastern (Greek) Orthodox Church Pope Roman Catholic Church
The Great Schism The Great Schism separation between the Roman Catholic Church the Eastern Orthodox Church Eastern Orthodox Church did not accept the Pope’s claim as head of Church
Eastern Orthodox Church did not accept the Pope’s claim as head of Church 1054 Pope & Patriarch excommunicated each other The Great Schism The Great Schism separation between the Roman Catholic Church the Eastern Orthodox Church
Jews in Medieval Europe Early Middle Ages Flourished in Muslim Spain German kings hired educated Jews
1000’s Not allowed to own land Migrated to Eastern Europe or Muslim lands Prince Bolesław the Pious ( ), the dominant prince in a fractured Poland, issued the Statute of Kalisz in 1264 in which he designated the Jews as a special and protected population in Poland Jews in Medieval Europe
1000’s Christians blamed Jews for Disasters Christians did not understand culture Jews in Medieval Europe