Admin Why was the church important in medieval times?
The Medieval church had a very important role during the Medieval Period. Most of the people during the middle ages believed in the existence of God, heaven and hell. From the earliest times of the middle ages, people were taught that the only way to get to Heaven was through the church if the church would let them.
Why was the church so significant in the lives of the people of medieval Europe?
In Medieval England, the Church dominated everybody’s life. All Medieval people – be they village peasants or towns people – believed that God, Heaven and Hell all existed. From the very earliest of ages, the people were taught that the only way they could get to Heaven was if the Roman Catholic Church let them.
Why did people go to church in medieval times?
During the medieval era many people looked to the church for explanations for natural disasters and diseases. The common explanation was that disease and calamity were caused by sin and God’s displeasure. People often were required to perform penance, prayer, or give donations to the church to rid themselves and their community of sin.
What did people have to do in medieval times to go to Heaven?
You also had to pay for baptisms (if you were not baptised you could not go to Heaven when you died), marriages (there were no couples living together in Medieval times as the Church taught that this equaled sin) and burials – you had to be buried on holy land if your soul was to get to heaven.
What was religion like in the Middle Ages?
Religious services were filled with rituals as a way for the illiterate masses to be able to follow along. Church services were always conducted in Latin, which only a very lucky few could understand. The community center of the Middle Ages was your local church.
What did clergy do in the Middle Ages?
Many clergy had some level of education: much of the literature produced at the time came from the Church, and those who entered the clergy were offered the chance to learn to read and write: a rare opportunity in the agrarian society of the Medieval period.