The document defines key terms related to the medieval church such as monastery, convent, monk, nun, abbot, abbess, Vatican, and dioceses. A monastery houses religious communities of monks or nuns. A convent is a community of persons devoted to religious life under a superior. Monks and nuns withdraw from the world for religious reasons as members of orders living by principles of poverty, chastity, and obedience. The abbot and abbess lead monasteries and convents respectively. The Vatican refers to the authority of the pope, who is considered the vicar of Christ. Dioceses are districts under the jurisdiction of bishops, with archdioceses led by archbishops.

1. Medieval Church
By: Osama Amal
Mohammed Bunkheila
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2. A monastery
• is a facility that houses a religious community
of monks or nuns

3. Convent
• a community of persons devoted to religious li
fe under a superior

4. Monk
• (in Christianity) a man who has withdrawn fro
m the world for religiousreasons, especially as
a member of an order of cenobites livingaccor
ding to a particular rule and under vows of po
verty, chastity, andobedience.

5. Nun
• a woman member of a religious order, especia
lly one bound by vows ofpoverty, chastity, and
obedience.

6. Abbot
• a man who is the head or superior, usually ele
cted, of a monastery.

7. Abbess
• a woman who is the head of a convent

8. Vatican
• the authority and government of the pope (dis
tinguished from theQuirinal ).

9. infallible
• not liable to failure

10. vicar of Christ
• the pope, with reference to his claim to stand i
n the place of JesusChrist and possess His auth
ority in the church.

11. dioceses
• an ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction
of a bishop.

12. Archdiocese
• the diocese of an archbishop.