Christianity+in+the+Middle+Ages

= =  __Christianity in the Middle Ages__

__Where Christianity Came From__
====The Christian religion, or Christianity, is the name given to the system of religious belief and practice which was taught by Jesus Christ in the country of Palestine during the reign of the Roman Emperor Tiberius (42 BC - AD 37). ====

====Christianity began among a small number of Jews, then it became the official religion of the Roman Empire instead of the old Roman religion that had worshipped many Gods.====

====With liberty and new-found freedoms characteristic of 13th century society, most people would rather enjoy some of what life had to offer rather than abandon themselves to the rigors and denials of an ascetic life in the monastery. ====

====The most important medieval institution was the Church and its interpretation of orthodox Christianity. By the 11th century, medieval Christianity was composed of a body of faith drawn from several sources: Holy Scriptures, the Church Fathers, the popes, numerous ecclesiastical councils and finally, the clergy. ~ZL ====

__Middle Ages Government__
====Christianity was a form of social control and it was in the 12th and 13th centuries that more people became aware of this fact. ====

====The Catholic Church was the only church in Europe during the Middle Ages, and it had its own laws and large coffers (strongbox or chest for holding valuables.) ====

====As Europe gradually emerged from the destruction of the Roman Empire, the church became one of the mainstays of civilization. During the pontificate of Gregory I the Great (590-604), the medieval papacy began to assert its authority. ====

====The growth of cities, trade, universities and culture showed people that there were rewards to be found in the life of the material world. But, this came into direct conflict with their religious aspirations -- aspirations which, in fact, had been fabricated by the Church. Christianity was a form of social control and it was in the 12th and 13th centuries that more people became aware of this fact ~ZL ====

====His decree commanded that every cathedral and monastery was to establish a school to provide a free education to every boy who had the intelligence and the perseverance to follow a demanding course of study. ====

====At 14 or 15, some scholars would continue education at a university. These were a creation of the Middle Ages and could be found in larger European cities. ~ZL ====

__Middle Ages Holidays__
====The Life of people during the Middle ages was dictated by the changes in the season. The different seasons and months of the year were celebrated with Religious Feasts and Festivals ====

Middle Ages Holidays marked an event of religious importance for every month of the year. ~ZL
__Middle Ages Religion - The Rise of Christianity in the Dark Ages__

__**The beginning of the Dark Ages**__
====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">In the 5th century, the roman empire began to crumble. Germanic tribes (barbarians) conquered the city of Rome. This event started the period in history referred to as the Dark Ages. The period of the Dark Ages saw the growth in power of the Christian Church which was then referred to as the Catholic religion. ~HN ====

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**__The Church in the Early Middle Ages__**
<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: left;">As Europe gradually emerged from the destruction of the Roman Empire, the church became one of the mainstays of civilization. During the pontificate of Gregory I the Great (509-604), the medieval papacy began to assert its authority. Gregory's achievement was to go beyond the claim of papal primacy in the church by beginning to establish the temporal power of the papacy. ~HN

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">__**Daily Life in Middle Ages**__ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Social activities were important, and every citizen in a <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">medieval town would be expected to attend. Fairs with <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">troubadours and acrobats performing in the streets ... <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">these were just some of the ways medieval peasants spent <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">their leisure time. medieval weddings were case for the <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">entire town to celebrate. ~HN

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 1.066em;">__Sites__
**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">__~ZL__ ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Steven Kreis. "The History Guide." Lectures on Ancient and Medieval European History. NO. Web 26 October 2011. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Alchin, L.K. "Middle Ages Religion." Middle Ages. NP. 2006. Web. 25 October 2011. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">"A journey into the Life and Culture of the Middle Ages and Mediaevalism." The Middle Ages: elision in the Middle Ages. NP. 2009. Web. 26 October 2011. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Alchin, L.K. "Middle Ages Holidays." Middle Ages. NP. 2006. Web. 27 October 2011. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">"Medieval Education." Medieval Live.NP. 2000. Web. 27 October 2011.

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">__~HN__ ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Alchin, L.K. "Middle Age Religion-The Rise of the Christian Religion (Christianity) in the Dark Ages." The Middle Ages. NP. Web. 26 October 2011. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Guisepi, Robert A. "The Church In the Early Middle Ages." A History Christianity. NP. 1992. Web. 26 October 2011. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">"Medieval Life." NP. Web. 26 October 2011. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">__**~BC**__ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Photo 1:  "Medieval Images of Christianity." 1998. Photographer Ed. Lelley Roe.

Photo 2: Pierpont, Morgan J. "Relics & Reliquaries in Medieval Christianity." 2010-2011. Photograph. The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Photo 3: "Medieval Christianity:Hell on Earth." 2011. Photograher Ed. Bonoit Burgener.