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SST - Britain 12th-15th Centuries - 10.7 Religious Life
SST - Britain 12th-15th Centuries - 10.7 Religious Life
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10.7 – Religious Life
NIKITHA A DAS 6D CAIE
Religion played a very important role in the lives of the
people of Britain.
People believed that if they led honest lives, they would go
to heaven. They thought that sinners would go to hell, where
they would suffer for their sins. So, people went to church so
that they could pray to God.
Everybody had to pay a tithe to the church. A tithe was a tax
of one-tenth of a person’s produce or income.
Many of England’s churches were built in the Middle Ages.
Most of them contain amazing brasses or monumental tombs,
which remind us about the very rich and powerful people
from that time and lived in that area.
The organization of the churches and
monasteries. The Pope was the head
of the church. The
Abbots were heads of
the monasteries.
Archbishops and
bishops owned a lot of
land. The Archbishop
was the chief bishop for
a large district, like
Canterbury. The monks
were people who
completely dedicated
their lives to God. The
parish was the centre
of the village life.
Parish priests were
local priests who
headed the sermons
given in the church.
Monks and Nuns