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 –…
This lead to what the pope did in 1521 which was give him a papal bull which basically was a document that summoned him to diet of worms. In 21 Luther appeared in diet of worms to recant, he refused. And his lead to huge huge disagreement which lead to a war . During this war…
Started by Martin Luther and the creation of Lutheranism reformation of Christianity spread across Europe, reformations like these spread across Europe. The protestant reformation spread throughout Europe with many different sects being created. After losing so many members, the Catholic church realized that they were doing something wrong and had their own reformation which has been deemed the “counter-reformation.” Ultimately the two religious revolutions because the protestant reformation…
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 reasoning behind the mix of styles Pontormo’s painting shows may have stemmed from many different sources. In particular, the historical and cultural events surrounding Italy in the early 1500s could have been a factor in the departure from the classicism and naturalism of the High Renaissance. The discovery of Heliocentrism by Copernicus in 1512 was a major deviation from what people had believed to be true for centuries. This dramatic shift in normal thought could have prompted an…
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.…
The First Crusade, began in 1095 after pope Urban II had been asked to help in supplying Emperor Alexius Comnenus with mercenaries to fight for him in order to regain Jerusalem. The response given may have been much larger than what was expected yet it was far from declined. Urban saw this opportunity to change the religion in the east and instead bring it into the west’s Christianity. And as the Christian following was pretty much everyone at the time, Alexius was given an army of people…
families. The Great Schism or separation of the Roman Catholic Chruch into east and west, brought about feelings of distrust to a climatic level. Citizens all across Europe were began to lose their faith in the church's leadership especially with the Pope. A man Martin Luther who had spent his life dedicated to the monastery lifestyle ignited a collection of people who whispered that the Church had fallen away from the teachings of Jesus. They believed that the Church was overly obsessed with…