Churches In 1066 Flashcards
What were churches made out of?
Stone
Who lived in monasteries or abbeys?
Monks and Nuns
What is a tithe?
Everyone had to pay 10% to the church food or money
What are monks and nuns?
People who devoted their lives to God and the church
What is alms?
Clothes and money that the monks and nuns gave to the poor
Who is the pope?
The head of the Roman Catholic Church. Who lives in Rome.
Who is the Parish Priests?
A member of the church who is in charge of looking after the parish
What is the Parish church?
A Small area that has its own church and priest
What services took place in a church?
Baptisms, weddings, funerals
What was the place in a monastery that looked after the people who were ill?
Infimarys
What place did they sell sheep for money?
Monasteries and abbeys
Who paid the monks and nuns (with money and land) to pray for them?
The rich
What language did William then Conquer make church services in?
Latin
What did the normal people think would happen if they weren’t good?
They would go to hell not heaven ( in hell they thought you would have never ending pain)
What is is called if you pay the church to go to heaven?
An indulgence
