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Boniface & Bede Furthered monastic accomplishments in
missionary work and scholarship Boniface: established monasteries and
traveled throughout Germany – converted pagans with his logic/preaching
Crowned Pepin “King of the Franks”◦ Foreshadowed entanglement of church/state
Spent his entire life in one monastery, studying, teaching, and writing his History of the English Church & People
Name a false “idol” that can be found in society today – something that people wrongly assume is of ultimate value -
Pepin’s protection of Rome and donation of Papal States entangled church in state affairs
Charlemagne: ◦ Conquered barbarian tribes & forced their
conversion to Christianity◦ Reunited Roman Empire◦ Protected the Church, appointed clergy to high
governmental positions, dominated church affairs
Late 800s: Feudalism offered stability Overlords & Kings Vassals Serfs Bishops & Abbots often had large
landholdings, and monasteries reflected feudal estates in organization, management, and self-sufficiency
Empire weakened after death of Charlemagne – lacked power of central authority
Viking invasion occurred throughout Europe◦ Ansgar, bishop leader of Christian missionaries
eventually converted Viking invaders
Slavs: ancestors of today’s Czechs, Slovaks, Serbians, Poles & Russian
Cyril & Methodius: Byzantine emperor sent these two Greek brothers to do missionary work amongst the Slavs◦ Devised a Slavic alphabet – called Cyrillic◦ Translated Gospel into this language◦ Many conversion followed◦ Some objected to Mass offered in language other
than Greek or Latin…but pope eventually accepted
Eastern & Western rulers regarded the church as another department in their government◦ How could this lead to potential conflict??