Collapse, Corruption, Reform - HOSII Flashcards
Which system followed after Charlemagne’s death
Feudalism
Vikings
sea going raiders from Scandinavia
one of the main reasons feudalism emerged
vikings preyed on weakly protected territory, especcially monasteries, churches, and convents
Lay investiture
emperors claimed right to appoint bishops and granted them certain authority over territory
benefices
permanent appointments to bishops and abbots from emperors
Nepotism
appointing familiy members to important positions
simony
selling of church offices
William the Pious
Duke of Aquitaine, gave land for the foundation of a monastery at Cluny
St. Berno
1st abbot of Cluny monastery,began renewal of commitment to Rule of St. Benedict
Cluniac Spirituality
Strict adherence to the Rule of St. Benedict, greater emphasis on spiritual life, greater asceticism
Cluniac influence
by 1100, over 1400 monasteries under Cluny’s rule, led to greater spiritual life in the Church
“White Monks”
Cistercians
St. Robert of Molesme
Founded Cistercians from Cluny
Cistercians
Emphasized auterity, farming, and simplicity of life, worked for conversion of Slavs
St. Bernard of Clairvaux
2nd Founder of Cluny, shaped the Church of the 12th century through his writings and advice to kings and popes
Cathusians
Founded by St. Bruno, lived like hermits in a cloister
Lay Investiture Controversy
question of who should appoint bishops, secular, or religious leaders
Pope St. Gregory VII
Sought to remove the Church from secular control, “Dictatus Papae”
“Dictatus Papae”
Pope has special powers given him alone by God
Spiritual power
call councils, define tenets of faith, remove bishops
Temporal powers
could depose rulers and free their subjects of their obligation to obey them
Frederick I
claimed authority over Bishop of Rome and over Papal States, war for control of Northern Italy failed and he eventually reconciled
Pope Innocent III
Most powerful pope of Middle Ages, called himself “Vicar of Christ”, placed France and England under Interdict, treated kings as vassals
Interdict
regions denied of sacraments