# Religious Responses to the Black Death — WHE Article Discussion

**URL:** <https://community.worldhistory.org/t/religious-responses-to-the-black-death-whe-article-discussion/16053>\
**Category:** WHE Articles\
**Created:** [April 16, 2020, 9:13am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/religious-responses-to-the-black-death-whe-article-discussion/16053 "2020-04-16T09:13:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![JPryst](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/jpryst/32/168_2.png) [@JPryst](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/JPryst)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2020, 9:13am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/religious-responses-to-the-black-death-whe-article-discussion/16053/1 "2020-04-16T09:13:06Z")

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The Black Death of 1347-1352 CE is the most infamous plague outbreak of the medieval world, unprecedented and unequaled until the 1918-1919 CE flu pandemic in the modern age. The cause of the plague was unknown and, in accordance with the general understanding of the Middle Ages, was attributed to supernatural forces and, primarily, the will or wrath of God.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1541/religious-responses-to-the-black-death/](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1541/religious-responses-to-the-black-death/)._

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**Author:** ![JPryst](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/jpryst/32/168_2.png) [@JPryst](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/JPryst)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 2:42pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/religious-responses-to-the-black-death-whe-article-discussion/16053/2 "2026-07-30T14:42:17Z")

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