The interdict limits access to religious services and John's response makes him wealthy Flashcards
What was the instruction from the Pope to the Bishops of Ely, London and Worcester regarding the churches?
that no church services were celebrated except baptisms of children and the penance of the dying
What exception did Innocent make allowing churches to do what in 1209?
Allowed churches to celebrate mass once a week behind closed doors
What did it mean because the interdict was followed (burial grounds)?
No one could be buried in consecrated burial grounds, not even bishops
What shows that John had sympathy for religious people?
he threatened to slit the noses and tear out the eyes of all bishop executors
What shows that John didn’t have sympathy for religious people?
in 1208, he pardoned a man who killed a priest regardless of a decree which requires them to be hung from the nearest tree
Who does Roger of wendover record to have been killed under a weight of lead in 1209?
Geoffrey, archdeacon of Norwich
Why couldn’t Geoffrey, archdeacon of Norwich have been killed by a weight of lead in 1209?
because he becomes Bishop of Ely in 1225
What would the clergy have to do to regain their land from John who had previously seized it?
What did they empty posts of bishops and abbots do for John?
They brought revenue for John
How many empty posts of bishop and abbots were there in 1213?
7 vacant bishoprics and dozens of abbeys without abbots
What did John order for officials to do as well as confiscate property of religious men (clergy and bishops etc)?
Kidnap the mistresses, housekeepers, and lovers of the priests and monks
How much income did John get from the church?
During the 6 years of the interdict he took £66,000 from the church (£11,000 a year)
Why is it shown that John was not extracting too much?
the annual income of the English Church is £80,000, compared to the £11,000 John was taking annually
What did the Exchequer find that John continued to do throughout the interdict?
gift the monastery (eg. in 122 he gifted herrings to each nunnery in England)
How did John continue with his religious behaviour regardless of the interdict?
he visited the relics of St James as well as borrowing their 6 volume bible at Reading Abbey and paid for crucifixes, and paid for paupers to eat meat on Fridays
