Prelude: The Roman World Transformed (300-600) - The Barbarians - The Western Church in the New Order

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Who among the rich took advantage of the abundant material culture?

Bishops. They often rose to episcopal status in their twilight years, after they had married and had sired children to inherit their estates.

Why were monasteries becoming important corporate landowners?

  • Many monks lived in communities just far enough away from the centers of power to be holy, yet near enough to be important.
  • Monks were not quite laity (since they devoted their entire life to religion), yet not quite clergy (since they were only rarely ordained as priests), but something in-between and increasingly admired.

What did monks practice?

  • Monks practiced a sort of daily martyrdom, giving up their personal wealth, family ties, and worldly offices.
  • Monks lived in communities. Some communities were of men only, some of women, some of both.
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What did Pope Gregory the Great (590-604) do?

Pope Gregory the Great (590-604), a major force in Italy and, arguably, elsewhere as well, took the time to write a biography of Benedict and praise his Rule.

Why was a woman not afraid to go to the cemetery outside of Tours?

The Christian religion was domesticated to meet the needs of the new order, even as it shaped that order to fit its demands.

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