Monasteries & Convents • Men/Women left “worldly” life to join the monastic life • Monks & nuns • Entire life = Spiritual goals
Girls/Women 2 Choices:
Monastic Life • Book translation • Book Creation • Medicine • Education
Medieval Writing
Church Power Grows • Has influence • Power of the “Savior” • Spiritual & Secular power
The Pope • The pope = spiritual leader of the Christian Church • Declared themselves “God on Earth” • Claimed “papal supremacy” = or authority over all kings & emperors
Going Against the Church • Canon Law = official church law • Excommunication = No Sacraments, No Christian burial = hell • interdict = excluding an entire town (when a noble disobeys)