Monk

With influence from Aristotle, St. Thomas Aquinas is said to be one of the most influential thinkers of medieval scholasticism. A man who was once a simple theologian, became the founder of many teachings within the Catholic church. Starting as the youngest son of a family within lower nobility, St. Thomas Aquinas will end his life as an ordained teacher of theology and will have developed ideas of God. Most of his philosophical ideas and teachings come from his search for the existence and true…

the Church’s positive impact on knowledge were preserving Classical knowledge through monasteries, and patronizing the arts. The Vatican mandated for libraries to be in all monasteries. Monasteries also housed artifacts from Greece and Rome, and monks were the philosophers and teachers of the era. Benedictine…

lands of France and England during the 9th century. Little is known of his history, yet those who know of him are intrigued. Legend has it that King Ragnar converted from a pagan to a Christian during his time as king. Along his travels he had met a monk who befriended him and taught him the ways of the Lord. This is controversial since there are no other accounts like this. Unless historians have all mistaken a common Old English poem, the “Seafarer,” as having two authors. The “Seafarer” has…

owning over one-third of all the land in Europe. Historians credit the beginning of the Protestant Reformation to 1517 after the publication of Martin Luther’s “95 Theses”, which protested the pope’s sale of indulgences. Martin Luther was an Augustinian monk and university lecturer in…

Martin Luther, born on November 10th, 1483 in Eisleben, Germany, played a significant role in the history of the Catholic Church. Luther was born during the Modern Period of the timeline of Christianity. At this point in history, Renaissance is fully underway and there is rising controversy within the Church. The Holy Roman Empire still spreads over a large territory but it does not have power as a political empire and therefore does not receive governmental funding which lead to the selling of…

Saint Anselm was a Benedictine monk, philosopher, and scholar. He is recognized for his explanation of faith. He paved the way and defined theology as “faith seeking understanding”. His works in monologium justify Gods existence and his work in proslogium give more insight into the idea that God does indeed exist. He was born near Aosta Italy in 1033, he was taught by monks from an early age. He went to Lanfranc’s abbey and they began to teach at their school and it was during those days that he…

instead of speculating the results, an individual should perform controlled experiments, developing inductive reasoning. With the endorsement of other people, scientists therefore became more encouraged and inspired to discover new information. Not only monks and the commoners, but also monarchs like Louis XIV showed appreciation for the sciences. A drawing illustrated during 1671 captured Louis XIV’s visit to the French Royal Academy, which showed a room filled with observers around scientific…

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unflinching concentration” (148). The timeline of Buddhist art developed from symbols to personified animals, to the nobility of Buddha’s past lives, to demigod recreations of the historical Buddha, and finally to an understanding of an meditative monk. Standing Bodhisattva from the Gandhara Region, The Friar Bala Statue from Mathura, and The Seated Preaching Buddha from Sarnath show the some of the evolution of the human images of…

Martin luther was born on the 10 November 1483 in Eisleben, Germany and died on the 18 February 1546 in Eisleben, Germany. During this time he became a controversial figure to the public and members catholic church. He was a German monk who began the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century. At the age of 14 he was moved to a latin school to learn latin. Then he moved back to Eisleben to study grammar, rhetoric and logic. His father Hans wanted martin to become a lawyer. In 1501 martin…