Questions tagged [europe]
Europe is a continent bordering the Atlantic Ocean. It lies west of Asia and north of Africa.
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Why was "lay investiture" condemned?
What was the Investiture Controversy and lay investiture, and why exactly was it condemned?
Fr. Hardon, S.J., defines "lay investiture":
The act by which a sovereign, in the Middle Ages, ...
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Is there any evidence that in the middle ages (France and maybe Spain), there was a wafer/bread given to the priests as a gift for the priest?
Is there any evidence that in the middle ages (specifically in France and maybe Spain), there was a wafer/bread given to the priests as a gift for the priest and not given to be used for Eucharist?
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Historical letters of investiture
Am wondering if "letters of investiture" (if that is the right term), from popes to early European missionaries, are available anywhere in print, or on the web? Am particularly interested in Ansgar.
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Do Mormons in European countries also sing patriotic American songs?
The answer to this question says about the hymnbook used by the LDS church in USA that:
The patriotic songs in the hymnbook include America the Beautiful, My
Country, 'Tis of Thee, The Star-...
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No non-Latin prayers in European churches before Reformation?
Is this true that before the Reformation, all Christians in Europe would have to study Latin in order to understand the prayers pronounced during Masses in Roman Catholic Churches?
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Did anyone try to convert Catholics on the Isle of Man to Protestantism?
Was there any person who tried converting the Catholics there?
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Did common folk have the opportunity to read or hear psalms in common language starting in 1000 in Europe or in Africa? [closed]
Did common folk have the opportunity to read or hear psalms in the lingua franca (common language between church and common folk) starting in 1000 in Europe? I think in the case of Africa the answer ...
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