Christianity In The Middle Ages

When the Roman empire failed the “Middle Ages” arose from the downfall. The only religion that was recognized during this time in Europe was Christianity and more specifically Catholicism. Christianity dominated the lives of both peasants and the nobility. Religious institutors including the Church and the monasteries became wealthy and influential given the fact that the state allocated a significant budget for religious activities.

Christianity as a religion was derived from Judaism. The Christianity that was spread across Europe during the middle ages was based on the scriptures that recounted the life of Christ and his disciples. The rise of Christianity during the Roman Empire was seen as a great

“threat” against the Empire. This “threat” was the cause of the persecution of Christians but this harassment ended when Emperor Constantine took the throne. Most of Constantine’s successors were Christians and gradually Christianity replaced the Roman religion, as the authorized religion.
The Church was such an influence that it too collected taxes from its followers. The Church also accepted different types of gifts from nobility and anyone who was looking for divine favor. Meaning that you could basically pay the Church to clear your sins before going out and actually sinning. Those who spoke down to the church or opposed it were excommunicated so that they were not able to participate in communion or to attend services that the church provided.Christianity in the middle ages saw a great divide, the Great Schism, between the Eastern and Western Church. The result from this split was divided opinions about the crusades (Pope Urban I of Italy played a critical role in prompting them) in which the Christians fought against Muslims over the Holy