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Churches, monasteries and nunneries

The church was the most important aspect of life for medieval people. They went to church every Sunday. In the church, they married, christened their children, and were finally buried. There were also monasteries and nunneries, serving as meeting places for many people. For medieval peple, religious services were mysterious and a dramatic. In the following pages, you can read about how a medieval church service was conducted. What does "Dominus vobiscum" mean?