Chapter 8: How to Read Church History Vol 1
Order by
20 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Pope Gregory VII | fought lay investiture by issuing a decree forbidding high-ranking clerics from receiving their investiture from lay leaders |
| Dictatus Papae | Decree given by Pope St. Gregory VII asserting that the pope possesses specific powers given by God that rested on him alone. |
| Canossa | Where Henry IV humbled himself at the feet of Gregory VII |
| Pope Innocent III | Achieved the height of papal powers, going toe-to-toe with multiple heas of state |
| Theocracy | Political rule by a religious leader |
| Cluny | City in east-central France which gave birth to monastic reform in 910. The monks lived communally, and the abbeys filled with people committed to a more pure lifestylye |
| Citeaux | Abbey in France, recapture the austerity and poverty of Benedictine life |
| St. Bernard | A Frankish abbot and the primary builder of the reforming Cistercian monastic order; created the abbey at Clairvaux; was a spirtitual man first and the last of the Fathers |
| Monks | Christian ideal, looked up to by lay people as those on the route to heaven |
| Baptism by infusion | Rite of pouring water over the head, rather than fully immersing the candidate; infusion gradually became the standard |
| Medieval Communion | Only partake of the Eucharist at most two or three times a year |
| Relic | an object considered holy because it belonged to, or was touched by, a saint or other holy person (often bones) |
| Abelard | Example of a teacher who wished to deepen theological understanding by reason and examination of the Classics |
| Scholasticism | A philosophical and theological system, associated with Thomas Aquinas, devised to reconcile Aristotelian philosophy and Roman Catholic theology in the thirteenth century. |
| Summa Theologica | Written by Thomas Aquinas, it is one of the most notable scholastic works of the medieval period. Aquinas' work founded Christian belief on Aristotelian principles. |
| Romanesque | a style of architecture developed in Italy and western Europe between the Roman and the Gothic styles after 1000 AD |
| University of Paris | Recognized by Pope Gregory IX, who conferred special priviledges upon the university in 1231 |
| Miracle plays | Religous dramas performed inside or outside Churches to convey spiritual meaning (for example, the story of Theophilus) |
| Popular Festivals | Included questionable days of irreverance in the churches |
| Marital status of clergy | Went from an attitutude of complete acceptance of clergical marriage, to an acceptance of cohabitation matched with abstinence, to a requirement of celibacy |
First Time Here?
Welcome to Quizlet, a fun, free place to study. Try these flashcards, find others to study, or make your own.