Franciscan

During the middle ages, the Roman Catholic Church became the dominant power in Europe. The church becoming the established rule, Christianity starts working it's way into the daily lives of medieval people. This era of Christianity helped shaped the ways in which western medieval culture was built. Christian influence on the medieval people's beliefs, values, and behaviors quickly became fixed into medieval society. The Christian religion impacted medieval culture in many ways, primarily through…

example. We call many of these people saints because of how well they lived their lives of virtue, specifically the four Cardinal and three theological virtues. One saint who clearly lived out these virtues was St. Maximilian Kolbe. St. Kolbe was a Franciscan priest who lived during the early 1900s. As a man who lived out the seven virtues, he obviously lived out the mother-virtue of prudence. St. Maximilian Kolbe was an exemplar of prudence, the charioteer of the virtues. First off, one needs…

Physician-assisted suicide (PAS) is defined as a suicide that has been facilitated by a physician who is aware and provides the patient with means and information to conduct the suicide.1 Currently, there are only five states in the United States that allow PAS either through the mandate of law or through the mandate of court ruling.2 Despite being legal in Washington, reports have been stated that PAS program is rarely used.3 If such, what is the purpose of legalizing PAS then? Hence, my…

naïve. One this famous sonnets is called “Hombres Necios” that translates in English “Foolish Men”, she accused them of behaving illogically by condemning women all the time. Furthermore, she used to write letters criticizing the archbishop and one Franciscan priest. She did this incognito under the name of Sor Filotea, she even wrote letters to herself. In those letters, she talk about how she was used as an instrument and not as equal as the males. The archbishop discovered the truth behind…

The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is a romantic tragedy written by William Shakespeare. Romeo is part of the Montague family and Juliet form the Capulet family. Romeo goes to the Capulets masque and at the party Romeo meets Juliet and falls in love,he then realizes he is in love with his enemy. Romeo then tries to pursue Juliet and they end up married by Friar Laurence secretly. Later on Tybalt tries to pick a fight with Romeo but Romeo won't fight so Mercutio his friend fights for him and ends…

have the beggars eat from his table and he would eat there leftovers.He also built many houses and hospitals for the poor. He also supported many religious organizations such as the Augustine and Carmelite friars. Louis was a patron of the Secular Franciscan Order. As a beloved saint, Louis was the only king of France to be canonized and his life has had a lasting effect on Christians. There are many places around the world that are named after him. St. Louis was named as a patron of…

great destruction of men... many indeed died of it. There was death from hunger; there was no one to take care of another; there was no one to attend to another.” An excerpt from the Historia General de las Cosas de la Nueva Españia written by the Franciscan friar Berdardino de Sahagún in 1529 portraying the conditions and consequences Aztecs had to face due to the epidemic.. This idea is further proven through an illustration from the Florentine codex depicting patients with smallpox being…

Mongol impact on Eurasia throughout the 13th and 14th centuries was extremely influential, changing the course of the world in many ways, although the ruthlessness of the Mongols was very destructive in nature. The impact of the Mongols is shown through their barbaric actions (Documents 1, 2, 3, and 9) which can be characterized by their hygiene and their mass slaying of anyone who defied them—women and children included. Mongol influence is also apparent through economy (Documents 4, 5, 6, and…

In the high middle ages, Europeans celebrated a number of victories. The increased lay religiousness created a widespread sense of scholasticism. New roads and bridges were being built in Europe to make trade easier. The expansion of the European economy in the 13th and 14th centuries lead to an increased prosperity--- shifting interest and focus on what was becoming a new middle, merchant class. This emphasis on a newly-powerful group of people, though, was a catch-22. The medieval papacy,…

friction between Jews and Christians was usury. Usury was allowed for Jews but Christians were just mad because they were banned from doing it. Christians were so against it that they wanted separation from the church. In the 1500s, members of the Franciscan religious order began protesting against usury and other bad activities by Jews. People began to call loudly for the separation of Jews and Christians. Some Christians made accusations against Jews, including that Jews in Trent killed a…