Religion and Religion and SuperstitionsSuperstitions

By: Lindsey ShirleyBy: Lindsey Shirley 44thth period period 11-5-0811-5-08

Religion in Medieval TimesReligion in Medieval Times played a bigger role in Medieval times played a bigger role in Medieval times

then it does today then it does today whether you were a king or a peasant whether you were a king or a peasant

everyone believed in God and the everyone believed in God and the existence of heaven and hell existence of heaven and hell

people were taught that the only way to people were taught that the only way to get to heaven was if the Roman Catholic get to heaven was if the Roman Catholic Church allowed you to go Church allowed you to go

fear was one of the only reasons people fear was one of the only reasons people attended church attended church

Wealth of the Church Wealth of the Church Everyone had to Everyone had to

pay 10% of their pay 10% of their money to the money to the church each year church each year

People had to pay People had to pay for baptisms, for baptisms, marriages, and marriages, and burials burials

Churches did not Churches did not have to pay taxeshave to pay taxes

CathedralsCathedrals showed the wealth of showed the wealth of

the church the church were built to last for were built to last for

centuries centuries would be only in would be only in

important cities important cities cathedrals were cathedrals were

bigger than any royal bigger than any royal palacepalace

their size meant that their size meant that they could be seen they could be seen from miles away and from miles away and would remind would remind everyone of the great everyone of the great power of the churchpower of the church

The doors alone are The doors alone are over 20 feet tall, over 20 feet tall, while the 'porch' while the 'porch' which surrounds it which surrounds it makes this doorway makes this doorway nearly 60 feet tallnearly 60 feet tall. .

Monastic MovementMonastic Movement Anthony of the Desert and Anthony of the Desert and

his disciple, Pachomius, his disciple, Pachomius, are considered the are considered the founders of Christian founders of Christian monasticism monasticism

The movement is based The movement is based Mathew 19:21Mathew 19:21

People felt that church People felt that church was losing its true purpose was losing its true purpose

This caused large This caused large numbers of people to join numbers of people to join monasteries monasteries

Life in a Monastery Life in a Monastery Monks live a life of prayer, Monks live a life of prayer,

obedience, chastity, and obedience, chastity, and serviceservice

talking, eating, and sleeping talking, eating, and sleeping was kept to a minimumwas kept to a minimum

The day of prayer began at The day of prayer began at 2 a.m. and ended at sun 2 a.m. and ended at sun down down

Monks also went through Monks also went through lectures on the Bible and lectures on the Bible and reading and writing classesreading and writing classes

The top priority of a monk The top priority of a monk or nun was to live as God’s or nun was to live as God’s servant servant

A Day of PrayerA Day of PrayerMatins Matins 2 A.M.2 A.M. To greet the dayTo greet the day

LaudsLauds DawnDawn To praise God for bringing a new To praise God for bringing a new dayday

PrimePrime 6 A.M.6 A.M. To bless the day of work aheadTo bless the day of work ahead

TerceTerce 9 A.M. 9 A.M. To acknowledge the founding of the To acknowledge the founding of the Christian ChurchChristian Church

Sext Sext 12 P.M. 12 P.M. To honor God’s divine light at its To honor God’s divine light at its highest in the sky highest in the sky

None None 3 P.M. 3 P.M. To recognize the hour Jesus diedTo recognize the hour Jesus died

VespersVespers 5 P.M. 5 P.M. To give thanks for the benefits of To give thanks for the benefits of creation and redemption creation and redemption

ComplinComplinee

Sunset Sunset To confess the sins of the day and To confess the sins of the day and receive forgivenessreceive forgiveness

Superstitions Superstitions is closely related with is closely related with

magicmagic are said to come from are said to come from

the “ignorance of the the “ignorance of the workings of nature” and workings of nature” and fear of the unknown fear of the unknown

Christianity was believed Christianity was believed to be a superstitions by to be a superstitions by nonbelievers in Medieval nonbelievers in Medieval Times because people Times because people were believing in were believing in someone that can not be someone that can not be seen seen