Pope Urban VI

Luther’s Ninty-five theses outraged leaders, who publically condemned Luther. However, Luther was not handed over; he was protected by Frederick III, Elector of Saxony. This act of protection by Frederick III, showed the limit on the Power the Pope and the Holy Roman Emperor had not only in the religious environment, but also in the economic and political environments. This point in history marks a point at which the Roman Catholic Church’s power was highly in question, not only by its own…

Envisioned by Joseph Magnin, the first St. Patrick’s Cathedral, originally named St. Peter and often referred to as the Old Cathedral, built in 1815, burned down in 1868. When its reconstruction finished, it was downgraded to a parish church on a site destined and purchased by the church as a burial ground. In 1853, the city commissioned James Renwick Jr. to device a cathedral to accommodate the growing population of immigrants of Catholic religion entering the United States. Renwick’s design…

manuscripts. While at The Getty, there was much art to observe, but I had settled on three distinct pieces of art. All of the pieces of art were Italian and were created before the 1500s. The titles of the pieces of art are Branchini Madonna, Martyrdom of Pope-Saint Caius, and The Madonna and Child. The pieces were all great pieces of art and were distinct in their nature. The art gives insight as to how society was during that time and even can provide evidence of the technological…

later when on to become the Queen of England? As far as Henry was concerned, the English have never elected a female ruler. He then thought his dynasty was in trouble. So, what Henry wants is an annulment. He then goes to the pope and asks him to annul the marriage. The Pope refuses to annul the marriage. Henry then calls parliament together and then issues the Act Of Supremacy In 1534. What this is going to do is declare Henry, the Supreme Head of the Church of…

The poem, "Holy Sonnet XIV" was written by John Donne and published in the year of 1633, two years after his death. Donne was born and raised as a Catholic, later becoming an Anglican cleric. The Christian faith is clearly reflected in his writings, and his "Holy Sonnet XIV", is a sinner's prayer to God. Through the utilization of diction use and literary devices such as allusion and imagery, Donne draws the audience into intimately experiencing the speaker's desperation, despair, and devotion…

Furthermore, the novel introduces the theme of Religion in the middle of it’s chapters during a flashback memory of Joe Christmas’s. Joe Christmas was being sent to live with Mr. and Mrs. McEachern as a young boy. Mr. McEachern raises Christmas with his last name instead of his own and teaches him using his strict Calvinist beliefs. Mr. McEachern has no time for fun games and he believes in no individuality. (Themes, Motifs, & Symbols). He teaches the young Joe Christmas religion by putting the…

The Roman basilica was adopted as the standard design for the Christian church during the Early Christian period (ca. 200-500). The term basilica refers to the function of a building as that of a meeting hall. In ancient Rome, basilicas, were large rectangular halls with gable roofs and were used as a site for legal proceedings, army drills and business transactions. The basilica church plan stayed a popular option for church architects throughout Europe. The most popular of the church layouts…

“Out of the Flames: The Remarkable story of a fearless scholar, a fatal heresy, One of the rarest books in the world” is a novel written by Nancy L. Goldstone. The novel is set in the period of the Renaissance, a time of which the old ideas were starting to be questioned and new ideas were being developed. The novel is about a conflict between a man named Michael Servetus and the Roman Catholic Church. Servetus is a man of science and theology, a Renaissance man and a well respected physician.…

Nordic History Most know of the five main Nordic countries- Finland, Sweden, Iceland, Denmark, and Norway. They all took important places in history, and changed our society in ways that some will notice, and some won’t. Really, it’s important to learn about what happened before, in history so it doesn’t repeat right under our noses, so we need to notice these mistakes and victories, and take a look, a very good look, at a history of the Nordic countries. The Viking Age ( approx. 800 - 1050 AD…

The Puritans came to America in the 1630’s, and these Puritans left their mark on their new land, becoming the most dynamic Christian force in the American colonies. Puritanism was a religious reform movement that began within the Church of England in the late sixteenth century. Under persecution from the church and the crown, they sent an fleet of ships in the 30’s and 40’s of the seventeenth century to the northern English colonies in the New World–a migration that laid the foundation for the…