1. The Power of the Medieval Church

2. Parish Priest Administered the sacraments Explained the Bible
Baptism
Penance
5 others
Explained the Bible
Latin
Issues?
Cared for sick
Ran schools

3. Importance of Church Focal point of community
Housed relics or saints bones
Tithe
Cathedrals – competition to build bigger and better

4. Medieval Woman Equal in eyes of God Weak and frail on earth
Mary, mother of Jesus, was ideal – modest and pure
Punishments harsher for women - Why?

5. Monasteries Benedictine Rule Worked as farmers
Obedience to abbot or abbess
Poverty
Chastity
Worked as farmers
Provided health and education services
Women had many opportunities – later taken from them Why?

6. Power of the Church Papal supremacy – power over all secular rulers
Truce of God – no fighting Fri - Sun
Escape Hell
Do good deeds
Sacraments
Church could
Excommunication
No sacraments/burial
Interdict
All region excommunicated.

7. Corruption/Reform Pope Gregory VII St. Francis of Assisi forms Friars
Church chooses church officials
No marriage for priests
No selling of church offices – simony
St. Francis of Assisi forms Friars
Poverty, humility and love of God
Beguines – accepted poor women who were not accepted by others

8. Pope Gregory VII

9. Jews Accepted for many years especially in Spain
As Christianity spread, blame fell upon Jews for unexplained matters
Many moved to eastern Europe
Used skills in finance and medicine to improve their society

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12. Flying Buttresses

14. Sophia Interior

15. Ely Cathedral

16. Notre Dame

17. Wakefield Cathedral