Albigensian Crusade

The Middle Ages deserves to be called the Dark ages because it was a period in time that caused sorrow and death. It was a period in time that caused many people to wander if there is a better life out there, or even in the future for the next genoration. There were many invasions that killed thousands of lives and destroyed the peace. Disease is another main reason because not only did it cause so much harm, but it also left a mark on history killing many people. It also deserves to be called…

The holy crusades of the late 10th to the 12th century, when you think of the crusades, what do you think? First before we start off the information and what was the crusades and what was the cause of it and what provided to it first take a moment to imagine your view of the crusaders during the time. Do you imagine a valiant and noble warrior coming in from his isolated and peaceful home that was summoned by the calling of the holy leader of the Catholic Church to participate in such a holy…

The Crusades were influenced by the Eastern culture. Because of this the Crusades took the opportunity to spread the idea. They saw the way there country treated each other and decided to spread it throughout the land that they occupied in the Western Nations. This made the peoples Social life more courteous to one another and spread the chivalry around the Western Nations. The last are that will be focused on is the Religious area. Religion was pretty big with the Crusades were the Christians,…

Relics, crusades and people Relics obtained in the crusades became a significant part of pilgrimage, in fact the church adapted a larger apes for better storage. Relics such as the crown of thorns justify Jesus (the son of god) and his word because many people where poor they went on crusades for relics, land, wealth, and the word of god. I intend to argue and utilize artifacts obtained in the crusades. The majority of images will come from Art History fifth edition by Maryn Stostand and as…

plea to Pope Urban II for troops from the West to encounter the Turkish intimidation (Backman 255). Urban, wanting to reinforce the power of Christianity leadership, took advantage of the opportunity to unite Christianity in Europe by starting a crusade to take back the Holy Land from…

Rodney Stark’s book, God’s Battalions: The Case for The Crusades, is an overview of the highly controversial Christian Crusades into the land of Israel from a predominantly Christian perspective. Stark covers reasons for why the Crusades happened, how they happened, and the effects they had on the people and culture who took part. In addition to this, Stark refutes many of the commonly shared claims about the Crusades and Christianity of that time, opposing views that hold Christians responsible…

From Selfless Piety To The Sick And Needy Pilgrimages were important phenomena in European Christian culture during the Middle Ages. The early pilgrimages, such as Etheria’s pilgrimage to Jerusalem, differed from other types of travel and migration in where she went, the motivation to go, and the privileges she got. As pilgrimages evolved and became more widespread and local, they stayed similar in the type of destinations and dangers of the world, but the motivations behind changed. Pilgrims…

Throughout history there has been many important individuals who have made an impact on our society, and influenced Christians around the world. Ignatius of Loyola was a man who made significant contributions by developing a systematic program for “The conquest of self, and the regulation of one’s life,” for service to the Catholic Church (Spielvogel, 281). He was gravely wounded while serving in the Spanish military fighting against the French. While slowly recuperating, Ignatius of Loyola…

The Crusades that took place in the medieval period between 1096 and 1291 were a series of political and religious wars fought by European countries in order to gain control of the Holy Land. The first call for a crusade was made by Pope Urban II in order to send aid to the Christian Byzantine Empire, which found itself under attack during this period from Muslim Turks. This first crusade lasted from 1096-1102, with the Christian knights taking control of Jerusalem in 1099. In response to the…

The Crusades sparked a time of change throughout Europe, and brought light to the Dark Ages. During this time period, violence replaced rational thought which, along with the feudal system, sent Europe into a period of pure chaos. Through feudalistic manors, trade in Europe came to an abrupt stop and almost all people had their life dictated by the person above them in the feudal system. Living in a constant state of fear, many people left their manors to fight for Christianity and the taking…