the role of the church in medieval europe
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 introduction | this chapter is going to be about the influence of the roman catholic church during the high middle ages from 1000 to 1300 C.E. |
| roman catholic church | the cristian church headed by the pope in rome |
| center of medieval life | in western europe the roman catholic church |
| christians | christians are followers of jesus christ and they also believed that jesus was the son of god |
| pope | the most powerful official of the roman catholic church |
| persecute | to cause a person to suffer because of their beliefs |
| monastery | a community of monks |
| monk | a man who has taken a solemn vow to devote his life to prayer and service in a monastery |
| clergy | the body of people, such as priests, who perform the cacred functions of a church |
| excommunicate | to formally deprive a person of membership in a church |
| the organization of the roman catholic church | the pope is the most important, then its the cardinals, archbishops came next, below them were the bishops, then lastlely was the priests. |
| archdioceses | large or important area looked after by the arch bishops |
| dioceses | they governed, looked after, by bishops |
| parishes | within each dioceses local communities calles parishes were served by priests. each parish had its own church |
| church heirarchy for areas | archdioceses, dioceses, parishes, and lastly church building. |
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