Cardinal

Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces are the twelve signs most people know about astrology. These signs are the 12 constellations of the zodiac. Astrology is the study of the correlation between the stars and the planets and its influence of human lives. The position of the Sun, stars, moon and planets at the time of people’s birth is perceived to shape their personality, affect their relationships, and predict their life. While…

Cardinal Jaime Sin was a key figure in the opposition of Marcos’s leadership. In a letter, he gave specific instructions to the people on how to act during the 1986 election. He encouraged the Filipino community to vote by addressing their religious principles…

This series of events derived from Leo’s apparent discovery of a plan to assassinate him led by a young Cardinal Alfonso Petrucci from Siena. Following a series of arrests, torture and interrogations the names of the conspirators were revealed. Petrucci and other plotters were enticed to Rome and hasty, predetermined sentences were given out. Though some were…

Bye, Bye, Bow Wow An Adventure Written and Illustrated by Kathy Leypoldt Bye, Bye, Bow Wow An Adventure Written and Illustrated by Kathy Leypoldt Dedication My Grandchildren: Annabeth Swayze, Merritt Swayze, Hadley Schultheis, Haid Schultheis, Nola Schultheis, “New Baby” Schultheis Merry Christmas 2014 It’s so fun to be your Grandmom This is the story of a fluffy little dog by…

During the height of the Middle Ages, Europe was shaped by a “demographic revolution” (Schulze, 1996, p.9). Helped by economic growth, France enlarged its population to 19 million inhabitants. Price examined this demographic and economic growth as the beginning of 35.000 communities (1993, p.16). Other consequences of this growth were the emergence of cities, the rise of commerce and improved communication. The rise of commerce led to the creation of a new social class: the bourgeoisie. The…

My answer for this question was “the 'towers' so to speak that are at each cardinal point representing the elements. Some traditions use them, some do not.” Some people misjudge this word, and even the search bar does it for the Jehovah Witness's publication that they put out, however, it is “The Watchtower” and this is talking about the plural Watchtowers. The watchtowers are where the watchers or guardians live. The guardians can be a wide range of things depending upon your tradition, also…

No other King has ever spent more money on their palace than King Louis XIV of France. The Palace of Versailles has a net worth of around three billion dollars in today's time. Louis XIV built the Palace of Versailles, and persuaded nobility to live in the palace with him. By having the nobility close to him, Louis had the comfort that the nobles would not go behind his back. Even though he spent most of France's money on the grand palace, he also spent a good amount of time closely ruling the…

Anne Boleyn Anne Boleyn was a woman in the Elizabethan age who obtained a reputation too big for herself. She was a child of a merchant family that became extremely rich. Because of all the money her family had, she was able to learn in France and become acquainted with court doings in both England and France. She was the second wife to King Henry VII, right after Catherine of Aragon. She had one living daughter- who was Queen Elizabeth I. After being the Queen of England from 1533 to 1536,…

talented men. He extended an invitation to Michelangelo to reside in a room of his palatial home Michelangelo was working in Rome by 1498, when he received a career-making commission from the visiting French cardinal Jean Bilhères de Lagraulas, envoy of King Charles VIII to the pope. The cardinal wanted to create a substantial statue depicting a draped Virgin Mary with her dead son resting in her arms—a Pietà—to grace his own future tomb. Michelangelo’s delicate 69-inch-tall masterpiece…

based on spirituality was called “Fulgens and Lucres”. The Renaissance Era was also the beginning of plays based off of political standpoints. John Skeltons, “Magnyfycence”, was known for its comedic mockery of Cardinal Wolsey. John Skeltons provocative play made him relocate to escape Cardinal Wolsey’s retribution. Tragedy based plays were also developed in the Renaissance Era. Renaissance English Drama was inspired by Greek and Latin writers to construct tragedy based plays. A couple of these…