to give up eating food for a while
fast
a young noble who learned to become a knight
page
to hang someone on a cross to die
crucify
lasting forever
eternal
one of four books of the New Testament part of the Bible; a word that means "good news"
gospel
one who does not believe in the religion of another person
infidel
a member of religious order
monk
a leader of the church
patriarch
the part of a fief that peasants farm to support the lord's family
manor
a person who travels to visit a holy place
pilgrim
a 15 y/o page who learned how to ride a horse and use weapons to become a knight
squire
a small picture of a saint or Jesus
icon
a person who rules part of an empire while another person rules the other part
so-emperor
the land that belongs to a people
homeland
a ceiling that is high, arched, and covers a large space
vaulted
a non-Jew
a holy object from the past
relic
the act of keeping something clean and safe from disease
a bridge that can be raised or lowered over a moat
drawbridge
a visit from God's angel
vision
a Russian noble who owned land
boyar
the Russian assembly that represented all free, adult male citizens
veche
the center of the Russian church and the Russian government
the land and peasants who farmed it, which a lord gave to a vassal
fief
a permanent separation
schism