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the clergy to Crusaders, they were told “that this war is right and just, and if you have a right intention in conquering this land and bringing it into Roman obedience, those who die after confession shall have part in the indulgence granted by the pope.” Crusaders were not only convinced that their actions were right, but also if they died, the reassurance of indulgence from sinning brought them relief. The Crusaders also fought “for the honor of the Holy Roman Church and the conquest of…

they waged a war was so they could gain more control. The Pope Urban ll declared the First Crusade in 1095 AD by giving the most influential speech of the Middle Ages, which had made an huge impact. Due to the speech the Crusades had risen by calling all the Christians in Europe to war against all Muslims. Which was supposed to happen in order for them to regain the control they needed. Then Urban the protégé of the great reformer Pope Gregory Vll had made internal…

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…

the First Crusade by Pope Urban II (Reilly 363). Fulcher wrote a history, split into three books, regarding the First Crusade beginning in 1101 until 1128 C.E., known as Fulcher’s Chronicles (Reilly 363). An important event regarding the First Crusade was the Council of Clermont, which occurred in the year 1095 C.E. Flutter states the possible reasoning for the chaos spreading across Europe was due to King Henry ruling Germany and King Philip reigning in France (Reilly 364). Pope Urban II, ruler…

able to encounter the fullness of God. In this letter Luther opens up with three major shortcomings that Catholic Church was displaying during Luther’s time. Those three problems that he saw were: Spiritual verses Secular authority, authority of the Pope to expound on scripture, and Pope’s authority to summoned council (Kerr, 143). These three items that Luther writes about are known as the “Three Roman Walls”. Luther goes on to express why each of these walls need to come tumbling down like…

della Rovere. Murphy’s book shows how a Renaissance woman achieved great power and respect by not birthright but by working for it. Felice della Rovere was the daughter of “The Warrior Pope” Julius II, and by definition, illegitimate. Julius did not want to be associated with the pervious pope, “The Borgia Pope” Alexender VI, and how he daunted on his daughter (Lucrezia). As a result of this hatred for Alexander, Julius kept his daughter at a distance. Felice and her father’s relationship were…

merits. The concept of purgatory was pushed by Pope Gregory, and he explained it as a way of removing people’s postbaptismal sins which had not been forgiven before their death. According to Pope Gregory, along with acts of penance, additional penance could be received if it was given to them by a priest. This additional assigned penance would allow that individual to work off time that would otherwise be spent in purgatory. This concept, with the help of Pope Urban II, soon evolved into the…

The fourteenth and fifteenth centuries were cataclysmic times in Europe marked by a momentous amount of death and dissension. Europe faced The Black Plague, political problems and the Hundred Years war and the Ottoman War and finally crisis in the church. Each unique crisis required their own individual response such as setting up new laws, revolting, and turning away from the church. ADD MORE The Black Plague was brought on in Europe when merchant ships came from China. Along with their goods,…

For some time the papacy’s home was in France “for nearly seventy years, while still claiming to be bishops of Rome, the popes would generally remain in Avignon”. This contributed to the Great Western Schism, which was a political fight between Italy and France. Both of these countries wanted the pope to live in their own country to skew the power of the papacy in favor of their country and its goals. The election of Urban the VI was the tipping point, he seemed at first a good choice but soon…

How does Martin Luther hope to abandon the rules of the pope and reform the church? Martin Luther hopes to abandon the rules by appealing to the princes and rulers of Germany, reciting grievances against the church and urging reform. Martin Luther really wanted to change the church and hoped it would be all about God. 2. How is Luther redefining temporal and spiritual authorities and what is their relation to one another? Dr. Martin Luther had redefined temporal and special authorities by going…