2 - Popular piety and the Church's spiritual role

Question 1

Why was the Church spiritually important, especially in the lives of the poor in c1529

Answer 1

• It provided the link between God and humans
• Who could only reach heaven through membership of the Church
• Especially for the poor, as they could not read the Latin Bibles

Question 2

Evidence that the liturgical year fitted well in with the agricultural year in c1529

Answer 2

• Lambs eaten at Eastertide when in surplus
• Lent had fasting as food supplies were declining

Question 3

How did the wealthy ensure prayers were said for the dead’s souls in c1529

Answer 3

Finance private chantry chapels and priests to pray and say masses for the family

Question 4

How did the poor ensure prayers were said for the dead’s souls in c1529

Answer 4

• Joined Lay Guilds who would provide a chapel and a priest
• They would say prayers and masses for the individuals

Question 5

What were Lay Guilds based off, and how was their significance relevant in c1529

Answer 5

• Based on crafts
• Importance determined their place in the procession on Corpus Christi Day

Question 6

What was the Catholic doctrine of original sin

Answer 6

• Everyone was born with original sin
• Everytime you disobeyed God’s law, you aqquired ore sin
• Everyone would spend time in purgatory, before being able to enter hevean

Question 7

How could an individuals time in purgators be reduced in c1529

Answer 7

• Purchasing indulgences
• Going on pilgrimages (such as the tomb of Saint Thomas Becket)
• Masses said in Chantry Chapels

Question 8

What was the Catholic doctrine of transubstantiation

Answer 8

The wine and bread were the phyical body and blood of Christ

Question 9

How many Catholic sacraments were there, and what was the most important one

Answer 9

• Seven Sacraments
• Mass was the most important

Question 10

What was the role of the priest in c1529

Answer 10

• Hear confessions given by the laity, and would forgive their sins on completeion of penances
• Understand the bible and interpret God’s word for the congregation
• Perform the sacraments of marriage, baptism and the last rites

Question 11

Where and when was the printing press developed

Answer 11

Germany in 1450

Question 12

How many pages could a single printing press produce a day

Answer 12

3,600

Question 13

What crime was translating the bible from Latin to English

Answer 13

Heresy

Question 14

For the wealthy, what was the benefit of being able to read Latin

Answer 14

They could understand and interpret the word of God for themselves