<P> Since Latin was the language of the Roman Catholic Church , which dominated Western and Central Europe , and since the Church was virtually the only source of education , Latin was a common language for medieval writings , even in some parts of Europe that were never Romanized . However , in Eastern Europe , the influence of the Eastern Roman Empire and the Eastern Orthodox Church made Greek and Old Church Slavonic the dominant written languages . </P>
<P> Since Latin was the language of the Roman Catholic Church , which dominated Western and Central Europe , and since the Church was virtually the only source of education , Latin was a common language for medieval writings , even in some parts of Europe that were never Romanized . However , in Eastern Europe , the influence of the Eastern Roman Empire and the Eastern Orthodox Church made Greek and Old Church Slavonic the dominant written languages . </P>
unlike renaissance texts most medieval texts were written in
unlike renaissance texts most medieval texts were written in
Latin
Latin