What was Christian’s like in Europe before 1500? Flashcards
Mass
Religious service where you eat bread and drink wine, God is believed to be present here.
Purgatory
Part of the afterlife where the soul is purified
Of sin before heaven.
Indulgences
Certificates guaranting less time in purgatory in return for donations to the Catholic Church
The pope
The pope (Leo X) was the head of the Catholic Church
What did catholics believe in?
Rosaries
What are rosaries
The catholic belived in rosaries which were prayer beads that you use to pray to Mary and then she would pray To god on your behalf
What happened with the bible
Bibles we’re written in Latin so people would perform mystery plays about the stories in the bible. Example of this was in Valenciennes in France people would perform these plays. They would also use something called the poor man’s bible which was a bible that had pictures.
Real presence
the belief that Christ is actually present in the Eucharist.