The Church Warm-up

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The Church Warm-up

• Pope Gelasius said
• God made two swords-
• 1 religious
• 1 political
• He thought that by
• acknowledging both
• powers in this way that
• he could keep them from
• fighting

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Church structure

• Power from the people heaven at stake single
  uniting factor of the Mid. Ages.
• Well run communities, provide schooling for the
  wealthy.
• Clergy religious officials similar to
  feudalism. Pope-bishop-priests

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The Medieval Catholic Church

• monasticism renouncing worldly pursuits to
  devote life to spiritual work.
• St. Benedict Benedictine Rule of poverty,
  chastity, and obedience.
• Most responsible for spread of monasticism in the
  West. Life work and prayer.

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• libraries scriptoria to copy books and
  illuminate manuscripts.
• monks ? missionaries to the barbarians. St.
  Patrick, St. Boniface
• tithe and Peters Pence

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• bishops and abbots played a large part in the
  feudal system.
• the church controlled about 1/3 of the land
  in Western Europe.
• tried to curb feudal warfare ? only 40 days a
  year for combat.