Pope Julius II

from readings that he had read throughout this time, along with books he read and some of his followers. Before the protestant reformation there was only one church, which was called the universal church. Back in this time the church was ran by the pope. This was in roman that’s why the religion was named Roman Catholic. Also at this time there was less religions and no one had trouble trying to figure out what religion they wanted to be. Martin Luther started the protestant reformation by…

The Catholic Church during the Middle Ages was full of corruption. Many were afraid to challenge this corruption and let it all pass. One person who was not afraid to speak out on the injustice was Geoffrey Chaucer, who is known today as the father of English literature. Chaucer did not approve of these religious hypocrites taking advantage of people in the Middle Ages and was more than willing to use his literature to call them out on it. Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales is full of unholy…

Martin Luther was world-renowned, influential, and one of the greatest preachers of the fifteen century. He wrote prolifically, and expounded the Scriptures so the common people could fully comprehend it. He exhorted sermons that were biblical, doctrinal, and practical. (Wiersbe and Perry, 1984). Furthermore, he was a catalyst to the Protestant Reformation and was titled “Father of the Reformation.” He challenged the Roman Catholic Church, established his own catechisms, and left us an enormous…

By the Baroque we refer either to the historical period 1600 - 1750 that followed the Renaissance. The style of Baroque was a new way of expression that was born in Rome, Italy, from where it spread almost across Europe. It was characterized by a strong dramatic and emotional element, while it was mainly applied to architecture, sculpture and music, but is also found in literature or painting. The purpose of the Baroque is primarily to impress as well as exalt the person through his passions and…

During the early Roman Empire period in 330 A.D. Constantine the Great became the first emperor of the Roman Empire. He relocated Rome's capital to the far east of Byzantine. He also renamed it Constantinople which was named after him. Many people called it the New Rome. Constantine gave the city a new political status of power. Byzantium’s studied from Greek and Roman culture to keep their government organized. Not knowing their empire was on a decline they were forced to divide it into Eastern…

During the Middle Ages, religion in the form of Catholicism dominated the lives of all citizens, rich and poor, because the Catholic Church was a larger and more powerful organization that most of the governmental structures that existed at the time; the Church had abundant land and financial resources, giving it a great amount of political power. At the time, most Europeans lived in relatively small communities with top-down hierarchies headed by a landowner or king. This system, known as…

The Church During the Middle Ages Christianity gave the people of the Middle Ages the motivation to accomplish many great things. Many people during this time lived miserable lives in poverty and had nothing to live for but the Church. However, regardless of a person’s social status, everyone was united under the hope to go to heaven. The Church during this time provided all of Europe’s education in their monasteries and universities. They also created and built unbelievably beautiful works…

Marcus Agrippa’s Pantheon. Apollodorus of Damascus was the architect. It took a decade to build the Pantheon. The Pantheon was also built to honor all gods. During the Renaissance, the Pantheon was used as a tomb for the Italian kings Vittorio Emanuele II and Umberto I, and for the famous painter Raphael. The Pantheon became a christian church to save it from destruction. It is now dedicated…

favored the formation of general church councils to reduce papal power. In addition, the reformers criticized the papacy, who had seen earlier reform movements and the crusaders alter their original high-minded purposes to suit the ambitions of the popes. The bourgeoisie also affected the reform of the papacy whose realistic outlook was adopting growing skepticism, national patriotism, and…

The Christian Church was the most powerful organization in Medieval Europe. The Christian Church had lots of Religious Power. The Church also had some Political Power of the church. These are some of the ways the church was powerful and wealthy in Europe during the Middle Ages. Most people listened and did what the church said and that gave the church Religious Power. The church promised a reward or punishment after death if you followed the rules or not. The reward after death was going…