1. THE SPREAD OF CHRISTIANITY IN EUROPE

2. MONASTERIES AND CONVENTS  Monastery- secluded community where men work on prayer  Convent- religious community for women  Benedictine Rule 529 Benedict organized a monastery in central Europe Created a series of rules for monastic life where nuns and monks vowed to remain in community for their life, remain unmarried, work for good of community, and own nothing

3. MONASTERIES AND CONVENTS  Daily Life in Monasteries Busy Prayers before dawn Chants Study religious teachings Provided basic health needs Set up schools Contained Greek and Roman works

4. CONVERSION OF EUROPE  Pagan= follower of a polytheistic religion  Missionary= tries to convert others to a particular religion  St. Patrick Converts Ireland Sold into slavery as a child and eventually escaped Returned to Ireland to convert the Irish people to Christianity Founded hundreds of Christian churches After his death the church recognized him as a saint

5.  Missionaries to Brittan Missionaries were sent by popes or leaders of the church in the early Middle Ages After the King of Kent converted to Christianity his subjects followed his example Over the next hundreds of years most of Britain became catholic

6.  Christianity Spreads Through Europe By 700s and 800s Catholic missionaries were working in other parts of Europe Over time the Catholic faith became part of everyday life in most parts of Europe Holidays revolved around Christian tradition The Church became the center of European society

8. THE MEDIEVAL CHURCH  Catholic Teachings Taught people should live lives based on the teaching of Jesus Concepts of heaven and hell Sacraments are sacred rights of the Christian church Baptism Communion

9.  The Church’s Power Europeans believed the Church was the highest power It could punish wrongdoers by withholding sacraments Controlled some land and wealth

10.  Christendom Eventually most people in Europe are untied under the Catholic faith Christendom is the large community of Christians spread across the world Gave the people of Europe a common identify and a sense of purpose