Religion: Places, People and Pagans

CHURCH BUILDINGS:

• Building Design Cunning Geometry: The Designing of Medieval Churches from website of Mount Holyoke College.



• The Medieval Stonemason The builders of the Mediaeval Church buildings.



• Architectural Terms Medieval Britain - Church Architecture Glossary



• British Cathedrals The cathedrals here are all medieval except for one (St. Paul's).



• Art work and Murals Medieval wall painting in the English parish church.



• Welsh Abbeys Although holy wells and certain other religious sites generally pre-date the grand medieval abbeys of Wales, these abbeys still dominate the Welsh landscape today.



• The Virtual Abbey: A Medieval Tour Here, monks live in self sufficient simplicity, pray for other's souls, imbibe on wine from their vineyards, (a little too much, says St. Benedict) heal common maladies with herbs from their gardens, pray, protect fugitives from the law, teach local children, and pray — and pray.

RELIGIOUS LIFE:

• Number symbolism in the Middle Ages Dartmoth College exploration of the significance of numbers in Mediaeval Life.



• The Medieval church in England Monasteries, abbeys, and parish churches in the life of Medieval England.



• MedievalChurch.org An Internet Resource for Studying the Church of the Middles Ages



• Bibliography Compiled by Fr. William Harmless, S.J. with special emphasis for books in the collection of Byrne Library, Spring Hill College



• Educational site The role of the church (and religion) in the Middle Ages.



• Virtual Medieval Church Site sponcered by the University of Saint Thomas–Saint Paul, MN.

JEWS, PAGANS AND CHRISTIAN CONVERSION:

• The Conversion of the Pagans This article is a brief summary of the spread of Christianity through north-west Europe in the early middle ages. Its intended purpose is to put Christianity and paganism into perspective.



• Russian Paganism and Christianity Even after official conversion to Christianity in 988, much of Kievan Russia retained pagan beliefs. Unlike other states, there was no large-scale push to Christianize the population as soon as possible.



• Paganism IS NOT Satanism A Critique of Wiccan and Other Neo-Pagan Disclaimers About Satanism by Diane Vera.



• Viking and Pagan Pathfinder Various sites on Viking and Pagan beliefs.



• The Jews in Medieval England The Medieval Jews of Exeter - by the Rev. Michael Adler, DSO BA (Read at Exeter, 24th June, 1931).



• Medieval Jewish History Resource Directory The Dinur Center for Research in Jewish History, The Hebrew Universty of Jerusalem.

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