Religion in the reign of Henry VII (6) Flashcards
During the reign of Henry VII where did all the English people belong in terms of religion?
To the Catholic Church and were under the jurisdiction of the Pope in Rome.
Who were the prayers in the masses said for?
The Pope
Who regulated the lives of people during the fifteenth century?
Lives were lived and regulated according to the Church’s major ceremonies.
How many people were in the parish church?
Over 8000
What was the parish church?
The focus of religious experience.
What did the church provide?
The focus of popular entertainment.
What were the Church’s festivals like?
They were related closely to the agriculture year, provided much needed enjoyment and its guilds and confraternities offered charity, good fellowship and the chance for ordinary people to contribute to the good of their local community.
What did the Church make easy?
Made it easier for the social and political elites to maintain social control through its encouragement of good behaviour, obedience and stress on the values of community.
What did the Church provide?
Provided employment opportunities and, for a few like Cardinal Wolsey, the opportunity to advance themselves socially through the attainment of high office in Church and State.
Who was the Church held by?
The Pope in Rome, who not only wielded considerable spiritual power but was also the head of the substantial state in northern Italy.
What was the relationship between the Church and State?
Erastian- the view that the State should have authority over the Church.
Who was firmly in control?
The king and the Pope were generally eager to grant the favours demanded by the king.
What did the pacy have no objection to?
The way in which Henry used the wealth of the Church to reward those churchmen to whom he had given him political office.
What were two provinces that the Church of England was administrated through?
Canterbury and York, each under the jurisdiction o an archbishop and 17 dioceses, each under the control of a bishop.
Name two dioceses that enjoyed considerable wealth?
Winchester and Durham.
What as it common for senior clergy to do?
Participate at a high level in the political process.
Who were the two churchmen who exercised most power under Henry VII?
John Morton and Richard Fox.
Who were monopolised by clergymen?
Some offices of State, especially that of the chancellor. (the highest adviser to the king).
What were the most senior clergymen like?
Highly competent and conscientious professionals, often with legal training, who performed their duties to both Church and State effectively.
Who were the abbots?
Heads of the wealthiest religious houses, shared membership of the House of Lords with the bishops. They had to posses a range of management and administrative skills to keep their complex organisations running effectively, as well as demonstrating the spirituality necessary to maintain the reputation of their houses.
What did the church provide?
The structures of community life, the church provided a framework for controlling how an individual thought, reasoned and behaved.
What was the function of the church?
Was not only to spread and uphold Christian teaching, it also offered various ways by which an individual could acquire grace in order to reach heaven and minimise the time a soul would spend in purgatory.
To reach heaven it was necessary to observe as many of the seven sacraments as possible, name them.
1) Baptism- which welcomed the newly born infant into the community.
2) Confirmation- which marked the transition from childhood to adulthood.
3) Marriage- in which the community could witness two individuals pledging themselves to each other.
4) Anointing of the sick- which prepared the dying for their passage into the next world.
5) Penance- During which the individuals sought God’s forgiveness for the sins which she had committed.
6) Holy Order- the process by which the priests himself became empowered to deliver the sacraments to others.
7) Eucharist- in which church members received Christ’s body and blood in the form of bread and wine to be nourished physically and spiritually and brought closer to God.
What was the central religious experience of the Catholic Church?
Performing the sacrament of Holy Communion.
