The Black Death: The World's Most Devastating Plague
Plague Saints and Popular Religion
S1 • E17 Oct 30, 2016 31m
Religious devotion at the popular level proliferated during the Black Death. Follow the dramatic increase in activities such as religious pilgrimage, the building of chantry chapels, and the veneration of saints. Witness the struggle between the official Church doctrine and popular religious beliefs, as people searched desperately for comfort in their darkest hour.