Medieval Europe Christendom

The Church was the absolute most predominant foundation in medieval life, its impact invading practically every part of individuals’ lives. Its religious observances often shape to the plan; its customs checked every minute in a person 's life; and its lessons supported standard convictions about morals, the significance of life and existence. Church in Western Europe was recognized as the Roman Catholic Church went from the religion of the Roman Empire to the official religion and the most powerful institution of the Middle Ages. All of Europe had been converted to Christianity by the year 1000. Although this process was peaceful at times but other times it got downright ugly.

Christianity is one of the biggest religions that is still currently practiced today in society. However in the Middle Ages, it was perhaps the biggest religion in the world. So much so that they would go on crusades to either kill their enemies or converting them into Christianity. Ironically, it has been stated that Christians should love and respect everybody, including their enemies. Nonetheless, there has been works that portray Christians as battle-ready warriors and there are other works that tries to explain the understanding and purpose to Christianity. As such, depending on the books and/or poems, there can be many perspectives of Christianity. Even within 500 years from the Early Middle Ages to the Late Middle Ages, the viewpoints

As the tenth century rolled about, the power of the Roman Catholic Church grew steadily stronger, the church had an argument with the normal Kingdom over who should rule supreme out of the Pope or the King, the church believed that the Pope who is the voice of God on Earth should be the ruler of the world while the peasants thought that the King should, the power struggle eventually ended with the Church coming out as the dominant force in the West. The Church passed a law that stated that everyone (mostly peasants) is forced to pay 10% of their income to the Church. The church had the ability to stop any laws that they did not like or make some new laws that benefited them, they were a very powerful group that could manipulate the peasants and knights in any way they liked, in Church there were photos of people being tortured in hell, this intensified the peoples longing for heaven and therefore extended the power and influence of the church. All Christians were expected to attend the mass and, by the 13th century, were expected to take the Eucharist at least once a year.

Europeans who live in the medieval era were very religious and believe in Jesus Christ and

During Medieval times the highest power of the time was the Christian Church. They had the power over politics, economics and culture. They had so much power being one of the only powerhouse churches of the time they were the make or break of everyone. They decide who goes to heaven and who goes to hell. They decide who leads and who is a commoner.

The catholic church played a massive part in the people's lives in medieval europe. The Pope was the head of the church and was entirely in control of the clerey. He also had a huge influence on the king as the king would run everything by the pope. He was seen as God’s representative on Earth.

The Christian religions rise to supremacy in the middle ages was the result of several factors. Christians had long been persecuted by the Roman Empire because the Romans felt that Christianity challenged and offended the Greco-Roman Gods and the Christians were prone to revolt against Roman rule. Christianity survived because it had many teachings that appealed to the downtrodden in Roman society, these teachings being that even though they were suffering they would gain equality and possibly superiority in the next life, Christianity gave them hope.

The greatest power in medieval Europe was the church and few people disagreed with it. Before the black death, most people believed in the church and its teachings. In medieval times, you were apart of the church, jewish, or part of the minority of non-christian. People believed that as long as At the time, all Christians where catholic and cathedrals were built everywhere. They obeyed a pope, the leader of the catholic church. Many church leaders were in it for money and power instead of religion as some of the most important church leaders played a part in ruling the country. Though not all religious people were involved in the government. Monks and nuns shut themselves away in monasteries to pray and serve to god. Church was very important

In the 1400s, Europe had been left in devastation from the aftermath of the black plague. This had left Europe in major religious, social and economic upheavals. Orphans, theft, intoxication, prostitution, brutality and misuse of powerful by important figures were very common. Education was unavailable to anyone without enough money to pay for it, creating an extremely large gap and social division between the classes. Church services and the bible were spoken and written in Latin, resulting in the majority of the common people being unable to understand the true meaning behind the words. As People were unable to read the bible, the only way to connect with God was through church services. Priests and Monks had several different jobs and often refused to help peasants when they asked for it, generating mistrust between the clergy and lay people.

Effects of Church on Medieval Times Life during the Medieval Times was mostly based on the church and royalty. The word “royalty” meant to have status, dignity, or power. The Roman Catholic Church had much influence in this particular time of history. Before the church began gaining influence in the people, the Roman Catholic Church got its name during the Roman Empire. The word “church” had two meanings, one of them was, a group or meeting of believers; and the other meaning was universal and meant the “body of Christ”.

Religion was a very important aspect of daily life within Medieval Europe that led people’s lives and affected almost every aspect of the way people lived in the Middle Ages. The Church taught that there was only one true religion,

Latin Christendom dominated Western Medieval Europe, and the growth of ‘modern’ European sensibilities influenced the Church’s power. Membership of society at the time came hand-in-hand with baptism, so those who practiced other religions or simply refused to conform, were persecuted due to an ‘us versus them’ mentality. Each group regarded others with suspicion, regardless of dominance, although it was the Latin church’s ideal of the ‘three orders’ (churchmen, knights, and labourers) and its decrees which helped create the distinct divisions between Christians and the ‘other,’ due to the growth of papal rule.

“In flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. These shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power.” (Thessalonians 1:8, 9). The Middle Ages was a time of death, pain and superstition; no one could escape God’s judgment. When the Roman Empire fell, The Church had created an everlasting clutch of control over the people. If one did not obey The Church, they were excommunicated and labeled heretics, cast out into the world with no spiritual guidance, never to see the light of God again. However, The Church also offered hope and a chance of salvation in a time that was inevitably grim and solitary.

Europe’s culture and society went through several major changes from 450 CE- 1550 CE. Religiously, Europe went from being completely dependent on the Catholic church to being split up into different sects. Throughout the Middle Ages the church was a

Christianity during the middle ages had to overcome many people and to need to evolve in order to grow as fast as its leading religion which was islamic faith. When the religion was in its prime of evolving it need to become a stable and function community which during war it felt very unlike to. So as Christianity began to grow many followers and believers had to lose their lives because others didn’t agree with them. Since Christianity is one of the most dominant religion containing more than 2.03 million followers which is the most practiced religion in the world. The Middle Ages is where it began to grow from 500 to 1500 AD. Started when the western roman empire fell thus getting its name of middle ages. This was also when the middle ages split into 3 periods.During the first period practicing any form of christianity was illegal and punishable. Christianity contain many branches in which were Catholicism, Eastern orthodoxy, Oriental orthodoxy, Church of the East, Protestantism. Although Christianity could be describe as the main religion, ‘’Christianity as religion emerged from Judaism’’. From these branches the most practice are Christianity and Catholicism which contained little differences. “Since Christianity was dominant, they hosted Campaigns to protest against other religions”. These protests were held by Bishops,Scholars, and Warriors. Soon later the Church became very large to the point in which Europe 's Law was governed by the church. The Churches many