The Catholic Church in the Middle Ages

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The Catholic Church in the Middle Ages
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FEAR
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Late Medieval Church Art
Chalice, paten, and straw, mid-13c
Reliquary, late 12c
Wealth
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St. Peters Basilica (Rome)
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St.Pauls Cathedral in London, England
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Influence

• Center of every village and town
• Religious ceremonies
• Holidays

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No Meat on Fridays
Attend Mass on Sundays
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Law

• Canon Law
• Kings Laws
• Excommunication

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HERESY
Opinion or doctrine at variance with the orthodox
or accepted doctrine, esp. of a church or
religious system. The maintaining of such an
opinion or doctrine. Roman Catholic Church. The
willful and persistent rejection of any article
of faith by a baptized member of the church.
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Inquisition
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REFORM
What is the Churchs job?
It wasnt getting done.
Corruption led to a Return to Christian ideals.
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The Cluniac Movement

• Hildebrand becomes Pope Gregory VII
• Gregory fights with Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV

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FRIARS
St. Dominic
St. Francis
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Monks Benedictine Rule
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Architectural StyleRomanesque Cathedral

• Rounded Arches.
• Barrel vaults.
• Thick walls.
• Small windows, usually at the top of the wall.
• Darker, simplistic interiors.

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RomanesqueFloor Plans
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St. Filibert, France, 10c
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Duomo, Florence
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Interior of a Romanesque Cathedral
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The Gothic Cathedral
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Gothic Floor Plans
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Canterbury Cathedral, England
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Gothic CathedralArchitectural Style

• Began in France in the 12c.
• Pointed arches.
• Flying buttresses.
• Stained glass windows.
• Elaborate, ornate interior.
• Taller, more airy lots of light.
• Lavish sculpture larger-than-life.

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Interior of a Gothic Cathedral
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Interior of a Gothic Cathedral
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St. Etienne, Bourges, late 12c
Flying Buttresses
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Flying Buttress
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Gothic Filigree Close-ups
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Chartres Cathedral, Paris
Jamb Figures
Royal Portal
The Pillar People
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Cathedral Gargoyles
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Gargoyles
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Stained Glass Windows

• For the glory of God.
• For religiousinstructions.

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Notre Dame Cathedral
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Rose Window Chartres Cathedral, Paris
The good, of course, is always beautiful,
and the beautiful never lacks proportion.
--- Plato
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Chartres CathedralPlan for all Rose Windows
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Which Interior Is Which?
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Which Vault Is Which?
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Which Cathedral Style Is Which?
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Learning
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Thomas Aquinas