RELIGION AND HENRY VII

What church operates in Europe?

the roman catholic christian church

What does canon law cover?

divorce, marriage, death, wills and heresy

What is the benefit of the clergy?

benefits the clergy get under the legal system

What is heresy?

going against orthodox religious beliefs, burnt at the stake

What is the order of superiority in the catholic church?

Pope, Cardinal, archbishops, bishops and priests

what are open communities?

go out into communities and welcome people in

what are closed communities?

not active in the community

How are popes chosen?

from cardinals, then god chooses from apolostolic succession

Who was the first pope?

Peter

What are the two archdioscies in england?

york and canterbury, canterbury is more important

What do the priests control?

a parish and their flock

what is anticlericalism?

anti-priests as priests are corrupt

what is erastianisam?

state controlling the church

what is antipapalism?

anti-pope

How many diocieses were there in English and Wales?

24

How many parishes were there in England and wales?

8,000

Who are regular clergy and who are secular clergy?

regular are priests and monks and nuns are secular clergy

What is the church in control of?

education, health services and social welfare

What were senior clergymen like?

often highly trained, with legal training

What did Abbots do?

heads of the wealthiest religious houses, possess a range of management and admin skills

What was the relation like between the king and the pope?

good, Pope often happy to help, leaves the governing to the king

Why was mass performed (two reasons)?

was a sacrifice performed by the priest on behalf of the community, and it was a sacred ritual in which the whole community participated

What did the confraternity do?

usually in assosciation with the parish, provide collectively for funerals, maintain church fabrics, pay for chaplains

What happened to pilgrimages?

occured a lot less

What social class were monks likely to be from?

any, but more likely to be wealthier, from their own localaties

Why did the popularity of lollardy decrease?

due to the failed lollard uprising of 1414

When was the burning of heretics introduced to English law?

1401

Where did the Pope live?

the Papal states, Rome

What were religious festivals closely linked to?

the agricultural year

What was the political role of the church?

help in both international and domestic negotiations

what is transubstantiation?

the idea that the bread and wine literally turns into the body and blood of jesus

what percentage of adult males in England in 1500 were monks?

1 percent

What was the oldest and most common type of monastry?

benedictine

What are the three main orders of friars?

dominicans, Fransicians and augustinians

What was happening to friars under the reign of Henry VII?

they were decreasing in size and popularity

Why were nuns less prestigious?

as they were mostly women deemed unsuitable for marriage

What do Lollards believe?

placed stress on the understanding of the bible and favoured it’s translation into English

What are the seven sacraments?

baptism, confirmation, marriage, anointing of the sick, confession, holy orders and the eucharist

What did the parish church control?

individual thought, reason and behaviour

Why did many benefactors donate to churches?

rebuild church, spend less time in purgatory, found chantries and to remember the benefactor