Medieval churches have been around for hundreds of years in their time and have maintained their power throughout. There are many reasons why this is- some say because of Economic reasons, the church’s influence on people, how popular the churches were and many more. The rest of this essay will explain these and more reasons in detail of why medieval churches were so powerful. First of all, the churches were very popular. On a normal basis, Medieval churches have been around for hundreds of years in their time and have maintained their power throughout. There are many reasons why this is- some say because of Economic reasons, the church’s influence on people, how popular the churches were and many more. The rest of this essay will explain these and more reasons in detail of why medieval churches were so powerful. First of all, the churches were very popular. On a normal basis, people spent most of their time at church. Here are some examples of why this is Normally the priest knew how to read and write, this was good because people from local villagers nearby would take their children or themselves to church, not to worship often but to be educated (learn to read and write) by the priest. The priest’s knowledge of reading and writing also comes to use when the church receives news from other parts of the country. Many people at that time came to church to receive important news from the priest because they themselves didn’t know how to read or write. This meant more people came to church which made it powerful. Celebrations and special occasions were also held in the building, for instance weddings, christenings and funerals. Many villagers would as well go along and celebrate too, sometimes even people they don’t really know went. Local villagers went at least once a week. The building was not only used for educating, worshipping, and special occasions, it was also used for playing sports. Sports were very popular in the medieval times, and men from local villages frequently came to church to use the courtyard as a sports field for playing sports, - it made the church even more powerful because many people came. In the medieval era, most people worked all day, and some even all the time. The church apparently, was an excellent location and time for these people to go and socialize with their friends on their day off which entices people...people spent most of their time at church. Here are some examples of why this is Normally the priest knew how to readMedieval churches have been around for hundreds of years in their time and have maintained their power throughout. There are many reasons why this is- some say because of Economic reasons, the church’s influence on people, how popular the churches were and many more. The rest of this essay will explain these and more reasons in detail of why medieval churches were so powerful. First of all, the churches were very popular. On a normal basis, people spent most of their time at church. Here are some examples of why this is Normally the priest knew how to read and write, this was good because people from local villagers nearby would take their children or themselves to church, not to worship often but to be educated (learn to read and write) by the priest. The priest’s knowledge of reading and writing also comes to use when the church receives news from other parts of the country. Many people at that time came to church to receive important news from the priest because they themselves didn’t know how to read or write. This meant more people came to church which made it powerful. Celebrations and special occasions were also held in the building, for instance weddings, christenings and funerals. Many villagers would as well go along and celebrate too, sometimes even people they don’t really know went. Local villagers went at least once a week. The building was not only used for educating, worshipping, and special occasions, it was also used for playing sports. Sports were very popular in the medieval times, and men from local villages frequently