Pope Urban VIII

During the early 17th century, many people were still very divided on the issues concerning the motion of the earth and the sun. The church argued for geocentrism while many other scholars and individuals argued for heliocentrism. However, this fight over the Earth’s movements was not only centered around the natural sciences, but the interpretation of the bible (Westman, 11/8). This discussion included a debate on the power and authority of the church due to the Bible influencing the view of the natural world and a large part of medieval people’s life. It was clear to members of the church, like Cardinal Bellarmine and Pope Urban VIII, that heliocentrism goes against the Scriptures and thus God’s word, but people like Galileo and Foscarini…

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very great influence to the young Maffeo. Maffeo Barberini was educated at the “Collegio Romano” under the direction of the Jesuits priests. In the year 1589, when he was only 22, he gained the diploma from Pisa University and became Doctor of Law sciences. A year after he gained his diploma, he returned to Rome and he became abbreviator for Pope and referendary…

own exile from God. Whereas Dante the pilgrim, and by extension Dante the author, has the opportunity to repent and repel the sins that lead a soul to Hell, those already within Hell become the definition of hopelessness. Dante’s introduction to the hopelessness that accompanies exile began sometime in 1301 as he accompanied an embassy sent by the Florentine government, primarily led by the “White” Guelphs, to appeal to Pope Boniface VIII to mediate the strife between the two factions. Dante,…

There are no political wars because God had blessed the land. This leads people to believe that their state of peace is governed by God himself and by kings. A lot of the key roles in politics were priests and Roman emperors were gods themselves. There is no clear separation of religion and politics. Another example of religion being an integral part of politics is when Alexios I Komnenos, the Byzantine emperor, asked the pope, Urban II, to help conquer Asia Minor back from the Turks. This shows…

head of the Church, the bishop of Rome, also called the pope, to a position of great power. Throughout the Middle Age, these popes used their power to wield heavy influence over the running of Europe, whether for better or for worse. Four of the most influential Medieval popes of the Roman Catholic Church were Gregory I, Urban II, Innocent III, and Boniface VIII. Pope Gregory I, or Gregory the Great, wrote several theological studies which strongly influenced the spiritual teaching of the…

brought his army and himself to the pope so they could all be baptized and convert to Christianity. Throughout Charlemagne’s journey of expanding the kingdom, he did not only conquer more land, but he also helped spread Christianity. By…

involve the active suppression of other religions. One classic example of religious imperialism is the events that took place during the crusades (http://www.dailykos.com/user/Ojibwa/rss.xml). As we look back in time, imperialism has been driven by religion. The desire to spread a certain religion led to imperialization. For instance, in 1095 Pope Urban II called upon a sermon, which caused the First Crusade. The Emperor of the Byzantine Empire (Alexios I), needed military assistance, so Pope…

was Christianity versus wealth and materialism. Commercialism had people questioning how they could maintain an ethical Christian life and the church turned away and gave no response to the people’s questions. Indulgences or pardons for sins were being sold at all levels of the church because people feared they would not go to heaven and be repented of their sins unless they paid the church a certain amount. The church claimed one had to buy their way out of purgatory to get to heaven or could…

The Pantheon was a place to honor all gods in ancient times. By building it, it gave many people jobs and money. The Pantheon had to be built 3 times. The first one was created by Marcus Agrippa. It was destroyed by a fire. The second was built by Domitian and was struck by lighting. The building burned down. Emperor Hadrian built the 3rd Pantheon to replace Marcus Agrippa’s Pantheon. Apollodorus of Damascus was the architect. It took a decade to build the Pantheon. The Pantheon was also built…