This page provides information on the Church in the Middle Ages, Monasticism, The Crusades, Saint Francis of Assisi and Saint Thomas Aquinas.
"The Church was the single most dominant institution in medieval life, its influence pervading almost every aspect of people's lives. Its religious observances gave shape to the calendar; its sacramental rituals marked important moments in an individual's life (including baptism, confirmation, marriage, the eucharist, penance, holy orders and the last rites); and its teachings underpinned mainstream beliefs about ethics, the meaning of life and the afterlife."
Discusses the four major monastic movements in Medieval Britain - the Benedictines, Cluniacs, Cistercians and Carthusians.
The Crusades : the two hundred years war ; the clash between the cross and the crescent in the Middle East 1096-1291
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