The Medieval Church – Part one Dylan Casolaro Jake Sullivan Eamon Burns
Feb 23, 2016
The Medieval Church – Part one
Dylan Casolaro Jake SullivanEamon Burns
Dominance Of Medieval Life•The Church was the center of the social life
- It was a place of worship and often the biggest public building in a village
•Daily life went around the Christian calendar. - This went around holidays like Easter and dedicated saint days.
•Church required tithe, or tax to be paid by Christians
Roles of the Church•Baptism•Confirmation•Marriages•Holy Order•Penance•Confessions
Art and Architecture•Most art was religious
•Art was substitute for literature
•Most people were illiterate
•Churches built in Gothic Style
•Gothic style included long, tall structures
Benedictine Rule
Benedict changed monk system
Three rules were: Obedience, Stability, Conversion
Monasteries like Manors
Rise of Cathedrals Mass and administered sacraments took
place in these Cathedrals
These larger buildings were called cathedrals
These cathedrals were built in Gothic Style.
Rise/Spread of Cathedrals By 1100’s bishops managed larger
churches -these larger churches are called Cathedrals
Cathedrals spread across the world-started spreading through
Europe first
Women in the Eyes of the Church
Women and men were equal before god
It was decided that women needed men-Men saw women as weak and
gullible
Women were punished more harshly than men-Whipped or prison
People Of The Church
Priest -Performed sacred rites
Bishop-Confirmed
Monk-Worked and prayed