changes to the church Flashcards
who was lanfranc
the norman archbishop of canterbury
what was the political role of the archbishop of canterbury
major political advisor to the king
what did he do in england
he made lots of changes to the church in england
what did lanfrac do to all that Anglo-Saxon bishops and archbishops
replaced them with normans
what rank did lanfrac introduce, below a bishop but above a priest, to help control the Anglo-Saxon priests
archdeacon
what new messages were the norman bishops and archdeacons ordering the priests to tell people
that normans were good for england
what did lanfranc make all the new bishops do who sat at church councils
swear homage to william. william now had the right to approve any decisions of the church council
after lanfrancs changes, who had the right to choose new bishops, the king or the pope
the king
what rules did he make for regular priests
they were not allowed to marry
how did lanfranc change the church buildings
he replaced the wooden buildings with stone buildings
lanfranc changed the location of the cathedrals where did he move them to?
to important urban centres, they used to be in remote places
