Thesis:The Puritans were a widespread and diverse group of individuals who took a stand for religious purity in the 16th‚ 17th‚ and 18th centuries. They had been strongly against the Catholic Church. As a matter of fact the Puritan colonists believed that English Reformation had not gone far enough and that the Church of England‚ also known as the Anglican church‚ was still tolerating too many practices that were associated with the Church of Rome they wanted greater reforms to do away with all the
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On 21 March 1098‚ the saintly abbot of the thriving Benedictine Abbey of Molesme‚ Robert‚ led twenty-one of his monks into the inhospitable thickets of Citeaux to establish a new monastery where they hoped to follow Benedict of Nursia’s Rule for Monasteries in all its fullness. The unhappy monks of Molesme‚ grieved at the loss of their holy leader‚ soon obtained a papal command for his return. The new struggling community continued until 1109 under the leadership of Alberic‚ who introduced the idea
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Design and architecture was also an important part of medieval European culture. The plague tore at the lavish artistic European lifestyle in another very evident way. It halted the production of intricate‚ aesthetically pleasing architecture. It is known that‚ “because of the Black Death and the recession the building industry was also affected. Building in the medieval Europe would never be as extravagant as in the century before the Black Death. If the Black Death did indeed have a direct impact
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The Middle Ages was a time of corruption. The Church came up with several corrupt methods to pay for these church officials. The Church told its people that pilgrimages to sites of relics and holy places were suitable ways to repent for their sins (Walker). “The Pardoner’s Tale” by Geoffrey Chaucer demonstrates the idea of not being greedy to enhance characteristics of the Pardoner as he used the Church to gain money. One of the things that the Pardoner was good at was condemning people‚ and
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Clovis was a Frankish king who established the Frankish empire. At first‚ Clovis remained on good terms with the Romans to gain benefits‚ but then later attacked them. After his victory in northern Gaul‚ he planned to extended his authority over all barbarians and conquered many of the surrounding barbarian tribes. In one large battle‚ in desperation‚ Clovis prayed to the Christian God of his wife‚ and then was victorious. As a result‚ Clovis converted to Christianity as an orthodox Catholic‚ which
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During the Reformation‚ Protestants were known for opposing the Church’s ideas that the papacy was somehow special. In the eyes of the Roman Catholic Church‚ the Papacy was above the common people‚ and that the Pope’s work was more important to God. Protestants like Martin Luther and John Calvin denounced this claim‚ and supported in all work is sacred. This doctrine meant that God saw everyone as spiritual equals. Another belief that the two had in common was priesthood of all believers‚ which means
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One significant change from the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment were the rise of philosophers and their ideas. During the Middle Ages‚ studies‚ science‚ and philosophy had dissipated in Western Europe ― due to reasons such as the fall of the Roman Empire‚ the Dark Ages‚ etc.―‚ leaving only the Byzantines to continue their studies in philosophy. Having more philosophers in the West during the Enlightenment demonstrates an important change from the Middle Ages‚ because‚ these philosophers were able
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Saint Anthony was born Fernando Martins de Bulhoes‚ on August 15‚ 1195 in Lisbon‚ Portugal where he was raised by a wealthy family. At the age of 15 he entered the religious order of St. Augustine and two years later‚ he was sent to the Abbey of Santa Cruz in Coimbra‚ where he began nine years of intense study of Theology and Latin. He was ordained to priesthood and placed in charge of hospitality and named guest master of his Abbey. Attracted to the simple Gospel lifestyle of the Franciscan Order
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Gay-Straight Alliances in Catholic Schools Lindsay West Mr. Prancic ENG 2D0 In Canada‚ gay-straight alliances in Catholic schools have been the cause of an ongoing debate between the Ontario government and Catholic school boards. Catholics feel that gay-straight alliances in their schools are impeding on their religious rights whereas opposing views feel that homosexual teens deserve somewhere safe where they can be themselves without the fear of being bullied. In the article ‘Gay-Straight Alliances
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The idea of a caste system originated in India and has become popular in regions around the world over the course of history. Two of these areas include the Mesoamerican/Andes cultures in present day South America and Europe during the middle ages. The actual classes‚ or estates‚ differed for these two regions‚ but religion played a role in both social structures‚ and the system affected Mesoamerican as well as European women. Most cultures of the Mesoamerican region held four different classes
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