dominance of catholic church in europe (jan 1, 1300 – jan 1, 1500)

Description:

-Religious practice in medieval Europe was dominated and informed by the Catholic Church. The majority of the population was Christian.

-The catholic church became powerful in medieval Europe because they were well organised, came from the wealthiest families and were well educated.

-The catholic church stayed extremely wealthy because they collected tax donations (tithe) which was around 10% of the donator's income.

Added to timeline:

Date: