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What was the dominant religion in Europe during the Middle Ages?
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∙ 13y ago
The religion was mostly Christianity, which is a faith based religion In the territory of the former Roman Empire in Europe, Christian (Catholic). In the territory of the former Byzantine Empire, Christian (Orthodox). In northern Europe, either Christian (Catholic) or pagan--and some parts were animistic (e.g. pre-Christian Finland). In the Islamic world, obviously Islam was the religion during the European Middle Ages (although this was a golden age for Islamic culture). Note that Spain and Portugal were Islamic during the Middle Ages. Later with the rise of the Ottoman Turks, Islam was also brought into Europe through the Balkans.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 13y agoDuring the period of 476 to 1000 AD, which is the set of dates most commonly given for the Dark Ages, the predominant religion in Europe was Christianity. Islam became important in Spain, and pagan religions were still extant in northern and eastern Europe of this time. Judaism was practiced through much of Europe also.
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∙ 13y agoDuring the Middle Ages, the dominant religion was Catholic Christianity. There were other sects of Christians, some of which were considered heretical and some not. There were also Jews, Muslims, and pagans in different places at different times.
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∙ 10y agoChristianity was unified House- mainly Roman Catholicism. True, there were different religious orders among the Regular ( by the rules) clergy, but the basic Catholicism was standing united. There was a tendency for France to somewhat attempt to overpower Roman Catholicism with a Catholic Faith of its own- considering the many Saints France has produced, ( St. Louis, Joan of Arc, Ste. Catherine Laboure , Bernadette, etc. this sort of spiritual nationalism is not surprising.
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∙ 13y agoOverall, Europe during the Middle Ages was predominantly Catholic. However at the begining of the period, their religion was partly Christian.
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∙ 11y agochristianity was the most popular religion in the middle ages due to the lack of major government and was used as some thing to fall back on.
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∙ 9y agoduring the middle ages the europeans were christan i think but just to be sure you guys shoukd check out other ansers
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∙ 8y agoThe major religion in Western Europe during the Middle Ages was Christianity, usually a form of Roman Catholicism.
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The dominant religion in the Middle Ages depended on where you were. In most of Europe, it was Christianity, and in the Middle East and North Africa, for most of the Middle Ages, it was Islam. There were places where both were about equally important, such as Spain.
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AnswerReligion in government can offer its followers priority in government decision-making for the teachings of the dominant religion over those of minority religions. This can result in injustice and even oppression. At the extreme, religion in government can even result in oppression of members of the dominant religion itself, as evidenced in Europe during the Middle Ages, and in Afghanistan under the Taliban.
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