What Role Did Religion Play In Renaissance

Finding it’s dogmatic position being challenged by new ‘heretic’ theories, the church attempted to pressure Renaissance physicians and scholars into silence by persecuting and excommunicating them. They were god fearing people who also believed in their scientific vocation. This conflict between science and religion can serve as evidence to support the idea that religion did still play a fundamental role in Renaissance Europe as it shows that even the most forward thinking minds of the era were still god fearing individuals who could be blackmailed by the church due to their faith.

It is clear that religion played such a prominent role in Renaissance Europe that it even permeated into the more practical areas of life such as contemporary art