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The Role of the Medieval Church in Community and Power Dynamics

The medieval church served as a vital institution, with village churches evolving into magnificent cathedrals that housed relics and led congregants to salvation through sacraments like baptism and the Eucharist. Monasteries and convents were essential for caring for the sick and preserving knowledge, while friars acted as missionaries. The church wielded significant power, with the Pope influencing secular rulers and developing canon law. Amidst this, Jewish communities faced discrimination and migration challenges, particularly in Eastern Europe, as societal tensions escalated.

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The Role of the Medieval Church in Community and Power Dynamics

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  1. MEDIEVAL CHURCH

  2. Village Church • Stone churches to huge Cathedrals • Housed Relics

  3. The Parish Priest • Administered the Sacraments • Lead to Salvation Baptism – Reconciliation – Penance (conversion, confession and celebration) Eucharist – communion…receiving Christ's Body and Blood Confirmation – mature Christian commitment Marriage – Holy Orders – Ordination Anointing of the Sick – formerly known as Last

  4. Village Church Paid with the Tithe – 10% income tax paid to church

  5. MONASTERIES AND CONVENTS Monks/Nuns Looked after the poor and sick Kept learning alive • Friars Served as missionaries

  6. POWER AND CORRUPTIONOF CHURCH Papal Supremacy • Authority over all Secular rulers • Pope (Vatican) had own army • Bishops were Nobles

  7. POWER AND CORRUPTIONOF CHURCH Papal Supremacy • Authority over all Secular rulers • Pope (Vatican) had own army • Bishops were Nobles • Developed Canon Law

  8. POWER AND CORRUPTIONOF CHURCH Excommunication • No sacraments or Christian burial Interdict • Excommunication of entire town or kingdom Gothic Architecture Graceful spires and tall windows

  9. Jews in Medieval Europe Early Middle Ages • Flourished in Muslim Spain • German kings hired educated Jews

  10. Jews in Medieval Europe 1000’s Not allowed to own land Migrated to Eastern Europe or Muslim lands Prince Bolesław the Pious (1221-1279), the dominant prince in a fractured Poland, issued the Statute of Kalisz in 1264 in which he designated the Jews as a special and protected population in Poland

  11. Jews in Medieval Europe 1000’s Christians blamed Jews for Disasters Christians did not understand culture

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