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The Church in c1529: popular piety and the Church's spiritual Role…
The Church in c1529: popular piety and the Church's spiritual Role
The Role of Priesthood
central to spiritual lives of members of the Church
representative of God on earth
only priest able to administer sacraments
forgiving of sins
would hear confession of parishioners + forgave their sins once they completed penance
relied on to interpret word of God (in latin)
Key Beliefs
Purgatory
People born w/ original sin but every time they disobeyed God's laws would acquire more sin
Unless lived saintly life would spend time in purgatory where they would be judged before going to heaven
Time in purgatory could be reduced through earning indulgences
going on pilgrimage
Wealthy people would sometimes pay someone to go on a pilgrimage for them
praying to saint
touching relic of saint
Prayer said for soul after death to reduce their time in purgatory
Wanted to avoid hell + go to heaven
Participation in rituals of church, receiving sacraments, doing good works + prayer could affect soul after death
Saying prayers for soul of dead + giving gifts to church examples of good works
Pilgrimages also good work
seven sacraments
took place throughout a person's life
Most important was mass
Bread + wine would transform into the body + blood of Christ through priest's prayers
included
Baptism
confirmation
marriage
confession
last rites
Lay religious guilds
Wealthy were able to finance building of personal chantry chapels were preist would say masses for individual/family
Those who could afford it joined guilds - provided chapel + priest for those who contributed 2 common fund
Ensured prayers were regularly said for dead person's soul + provided funeral
played active roles in religious festival
Cared for ppl = provided benefits to members in difficult financial circumstances
The importance of Printing