Pope Martin IV

throughout his reign the champion of Christianity. He never rested until the Saxons were not only subjected, but baptized, if not Christianized; his war against the Lombards, whose kingdom he finally annexed, was originally commenced at the instance of the pope, whose power was menaced by the roads of the se barbarians. It cannot be denied, however, that…

reputation as the leading school of theological and philosophical studies, and Wycliffe stood out for his intellect and reasoning. Much of Wycliffe’s adult life was influenced by the Avignon papacy controversy; which began in 1309 when the French Pope Clement V chose the city of Avignon for the seat of the papacy instead of Rome. It remained in France under…

get a divorce. The pope didn’t let King Henry VIII get a divorce so King Henry VIII decided to build his own church and spread apart from the catholic church. The church he built was called the church of England. Once King Henry VIII built the church he got divorced from Catherine of Aragon and got a new wife. This had happened several times except five of the six wives died by him. One survived and he called her his beloved sister. The Lutheran beginnings started when Martin Luther disagreed…

the three major sects of Christianity. Although Eastern Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism slowly evolved because of geographical locations, they officially became two different entities in 1054c. Protestantism was created nearly 500 year later when Martin Luther posted his 95 theses. Underneath the rule of Roman Emperor Constantine the council of Nicaea was created. This council was comprised of bishops who came together to organize and confirm the canon of the bible. Constantine also moved the…

devout catholic, who was in a sense, the protector of Rome’s religious power. The examples given in the lesson best show how he would come to the aid of the church as well as attempt to remove threats to the pope like the various battles against in the muslims. Because of this devout to the pope, Leo the Third crowned him the emperor. Which, of course established the church as the sole power able to do this, and also gave Charlemagne a prestigious title as well job of protecting Rome.…

The Romanian Orthodox In 1054, there was a schism/split between the Roman church (Carnine 62). This was caused by the different beliefs between the popes in the church such as icons (Carnine 62). Icons are a part of new innovations over time because they are still used today to represent words or expressions such as the apple on iphones. This represents the company and the product. “In 730, the Byzantine emperor Leo III banned the use of icons. Icons are religious images used by Eastern…

A church has the right to choose to hire employees who will advance its faith and mission and the Archdiocese of New York did not discriminate against a school principal when it chose not to renew her contract, a three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled. Joanne Fratello, who worked as the principal of St. Anthony School in Nanuet from 2007 to 2011, sued the Archdiocese of New York for gender discrimination when the latter did not renew her contract. However, the court…

A revival of trade in Europe during the eleventh-century lead to a redistribution of wealth in favor of nonreligious power benefiting the middle class and the monarchies of France and England. Saint-Denis had been the burial place of many French kings. The Gothic was the new and revolutionary architectural style during The Middle Ages and it all began with the reconstruction of St. Denis. Fooling and leading the people out of darkness through innovative creations and reinventions of cathedrals –…

VIII eagerness The French King Louis ad resisted r the temptation to attack Italy but, because of this his successor Charles rushed at Italy within his early 20s, he responded with lighting speed, and within five months he had crossed the Alps 14. Pope Julius the 2nd- Security of the Papal…

The recent visit of Pope Francis to the United States has been cause for both celebration and controversy. the News Media has suggested that the pope has the popularity of a celebrity. The public has come out in droves just to catch a glimpse of the Pontiff. His affabililty and uniquely charasmatic style- a style quite different from his predecesors- has made Pope Francis feel approachable and " human " to many. The Pope has been widely received by both Catholics and non Catholics alilke.…