Popular piety and the Church's spiritual role Flashcards
What was the concept from the church that explained the hierarchy of society?
Chain of being
What organisation was created for individuals to join to contribute to a chantry?
Lay religious guild
What was the place where souls would be held for a period of time after death to atone for sins committed during life?
Purgatory
In what language was Mass said?
Latin
What is the definition of transubstantiation?
When the priest actually transforms the bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ during mass
Alongside your faith, what else did Catholics believe would lead to an eternal life?
Carrying out good works
What is a pilgrimage?
To visit a place of special religious significance
How many sacraments made up the Catholic faith?
7
What was the priest only able to do that no one else could?
Administer the sacraments
What is heresy?
The holding of beliefs which contradicted the established doctrine of the Church in Rome
What did Henry VII build to stabilise the position of the Tudors with the Pope?
Lady Chapel in Westminster Abbey
What did the Church use to communicate to the illiterate what would happen to sinners?
Wall/doom paintings