Christianity & the Christian Church

Period text and translation for a Book of Hours.

An online exhibit dedicated to all forms of women in religion from the early Middle Ages until the Reformation in the sixteenth century.

An online book from an exhibit at the Brandeis University Library in conjunction with the Society of Bibliophiles.

Links to resources & content on the history of the Church. Includes sections on heresies, monasticism & religious orders, and mysticism.

A searchable bibliography of texts -- from private letters, wills, and household accounts to literary works, philosophical treatises, chronicles, court proceedings, church records, and a host of other documents -- that were written in the Middle Ages and are now available in printed or online editions and translations. The aim is to provide annotated entries that include information on the genre, contents, archival reference and original language of the text, as well as whether the publication includes a translation, introduction, appendices, glossary, and index. Where appropriate, the bibliography also includes hyperlinks to sources that are online.

This list is freely open to any persons interested in discussing Christian religion and views, both in persona and mundane, and will be moderated as little as possible. Other medieval religons (i.e. Judaism, Islam) may be discussed from time to time, but the main emphasis is on Christianity.

For more than a thousand years, long-distance trade in silk flourished over trade routes passing through some of the most inhospitable terrain on earth. Commerce in silk persisted for two main reasons. First, silk became a status symbol in several important states. Both China during the Sui and Tang dynasties and the Byzantine empire established dress codes in which silk indicated high status in bureaucratic and ecclesiastical hierarchies. Both states also enacted sumptuary laws banning the wearing of silk and other unwarranted clothing by commoners. Second, silk became a sacred object and a token of sacred objects among both Buddhists and Christians. Buddhist monks and merchants carried silk to India out of devotion. Meanwhile, silk costumes became necessary regalia for Christian priests, and silk fabrics served as ceremonial covers for the relics of saints.

Articles about the history of the Knights Templar and Freemasonry.

The Catholic Encyclopedia proposes to give its readers full and authoritative information on the entire cycle of Catholic interests, action and doctrine.

The Curia is a group of members of the SCA who wish to reenact the Medieval Church. Acting as members of the clergy in a united group, we hope to foster a true medieval feel in the SCA. Priests, monks, nuns and abbesses are welcome. We encourage those who choose life religious in persona to join us.

The Schøyen Collection comprises most types of manuscripts from the whole world spanning over 5000 years. It is the largest private manuscript collection formed in the 20th century.

Latin text and translation for many medieval prayers along with historical reference notes on their subjects and creation.

Discussions about attitudes, beliefs, ways of thinking, religion, motives and reasoning, and the like of people in the Middle Ages.