VII religion Flashcards
How many Parish churches were there in 7s reign?
Approximately 8000
What did the church provide to the lower echelons of society?
Entertainment, with festivals closely linked to the agricultural year so everyone could experience them
What part of the church aided the local community in the reign of 7?
Guilds and confraternities; they offered charity through Christian devotion
How did the church help the upper class remain in control?
Through encouraging obedience and stressing the values of community. Additionally providing employment opportunities
How can you describe the relationship between the church and state?
As erastian- the state should hold power over the church. Popes did little to interfere
How many diocese were there in the reign of 7?
17, some such as Durham enjoying a lot of wealth
Where did many abbots hold positions?
In the House of Lords, alongside bishops. This is because many had legal training
List the seven sacraments:
Baptism, marriage, anointing of the sick, penance (forgiveness) holy orders, Eucharist (bread and wine) becoming christs body and blood through transubstantiation
What was the Corpus Christi?
‘Body of Christ’ feast celebrating the blessed sacrament
What was a person called who made a donation to church, and why would they do so?
Benefactor, given to the foundation of chantries (masses for the souls of the dead) for intercession - praying for the dead- they saw it as benefitting from a religious experience
Where had seven guilds in the reign of 7?
Salle in Norfolk, some maintained roads, or walls. Some ran schools
What percentage of the male population were moms by the 1500s?
1%
What was the oldest and most common monastic order under 7?
The Benedictines
What were the three main orders of Friars?
The Dominicans, Franciscans and Augustinians
What was the purpose of the Dominicans?
preaching,
