the religious settlement Flashcards
why was religion important in the Elizabethan England
- religious teaching and practices guided people’s morals and behaviour
- their understanding of the world. birth, marriage and death were all marked by religious ceremonies
- people believed that going to church, attending pilgrimages and confessing sins reduced tine in purgatory
- religious festivals (holy days), such as St Swithin’s Day (15th July) and Lemmas day (2nd august), marked the agricultural year and were seen as essential to a good harvest
where were protestants usually found
northern europe, eg Netherlands, Scandinavia and germany
why was the number of English protestants growing
since the 1530’s many protestants fleeing persecution in europe had landed in England, settling in London, east Anglia and Kent
what happened from 1517
the reformation divided the christian church between Catholics and protestants
who did catholics think was head of the church
the pope helped by cardinals, bishops and priests.
who did protestants think was head of the church
no pope. it may have been necessary to have archbishops or bishops
who did puritans think was head of the church
no popes, cardinals or bishops
what did catholics view of the church
it is the intermediary between god and people and can forgive sins
how did protestants and puritans view the church
personal direct relationship with god via prayer and bible. only god can forgive sins
what did wine and bread symbolise for catholics
actual body and blood of christ
what did wine and bread symbolise for protestants and puritans
represent the body and blood of christ. there is no miracle
in Catholicism how many ceremonies were there
7
in Protestantism and puritanism how many ceremonies were there and what are they
2 and baptism and holy communion
what did priests have to be in catholicism
celibate
in protestantism and puritanism what can priests do
marry
in catholicism what language were the services in
latin
what language were the services given in protestantism and puritanism
english
in catholicism what did the priests wear
vestments
in protestantism and puritanism what did priests wear
simple vestments
how were the churches in catholicism
very decorated
how were the churches in protestantism
plain and simple
how were the churches in puritanism
whitewashed and no decorations
where were catholics in england
mainly north and west of england
where were protestants in england
south east (london, kent, east anglia)
where were puritans found in england
london and east anglia
what was the act of uniformity
established the appearance of churches and how religious services were to be held. it required everyone to attend church
what were the royal injunctions
this was a set of instructions to the clergy that reinforced the acts of supremacy and uniformity.
what did the royal injunctions include
instructions on how people should worship god and how religious services were to be conducted
when was the book of common prayer introduced
1559
what was the book of common prayer
it introduced a set of church service to be used in all churches. the clergy had to follow the prayer book wording during services of be punished
why was the ecclesiastical high commission established
to keep discipline within the church and enforce elizabeths’s religious settlement. disloyal clergy would be punished
what was the act of supremacy
elizabeth became supreme governor of the church of england. all clergy and royal officials had to swear an oath of allegiance to her
what were the 3 impacts of the religious settlement
- 8000 clergy out of the 10,000 accepted the religious settlement
- many catholic bishops appointed by mary tudor opposed the settlement and had to be replaced
- the majority of ordinary people accepted elizabeths religious settlement and attended the church services even though many of them held on to catholic beliefs
what was the role of the church of england in society
- preached the governments message
- provided guidance for communities
- responsible for church courts
- visitations
- legitimised elizabeths rule
what was the role of parish clergy in village life
- major figure in the village community and conducted church services including baptisms, weddings, funeral s
- offered spiritual and practical advice and guidance to people
how were the clergy funded
taxes or tithes or by sources of income such as the sale of church pews. the gentry funded some parishes while others remained independent of local landowners
what was the role of the parish clergy in town life
-poverty, vagrancy, diseases
