to cope. Many questions arose about God and the Church‚ which became a spotlight of attention. What effect was this having on the faith of the people? Many people believed that God was punishing them. Many performed acts of good‚ known as indulgences‚ in the hope that God would forgive them for their sins and end the punishment. With death so near‚ people performed indulgences so they would spend less time in Purgatory. Who was involved‚ and what did they do? Indulgences could be obtained for oneself
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The events of the church during the reformation and counter-reformation have affected the church today because of the way people have changed their views towards the church and the action taken from the reformation to benefit the church. The Christian church is still divided today because of the effect of the reformation period but still works to build unity. The reformation period encouraged many people to interpret the likes of lutheranism and Calvinism in their own way‚ which is why there are
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Church and State in Italy during the middle ages! Church has always played a major part in Italian History. As Europe gradually emerged from the destruction of the Roman Empire‚ the church became one of the mainstays of civilisation. The disorganisation of the Holy Roman Empire‚ its ongoing dispute with the papacy over the extent of Church authority in secular government and absentee foreign overlords left Italians largely self-governing within their communes. At the start of the fourteenth century
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The Waldensians are a Christian branch of the early Roman Catholic Church that were founded in the late 1170s by Waldo of Lyons (also called Valdes). However‚ some people do believe the group predates Waldo‚ and only gained popularity while fleeing from prosecution to France. Their official symbol is that of a candle set on top of a bible‚ with the slogan “Lux Lucet in Tenebris” or “A light shining in the darkness.” Waldo was a wealthy merchant who gave away all his money and land to start preaching
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rebirth for the Church. The Church had a growing amount of power‚ and used this power to get messages sent to its followers. One important message created an ever-growing distance between believes and nonbelievers of the Church. Throughout the Middle Ages there have been inconsistencies with the doctrines and actions of the Church. There is one constant within the Church‚ throughout the Middle Ages the Church has opposed outsiders and has mistreated those outsiders from the Church. St. Augustine
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marrying a brother’s wife. Henry used his European power to eventually separate from the Catholic Church which caused major controversy and power exchange. Although King Henry VIII was a devout Catholic‚ his thirst for power‚ selfish motives‚ and desire for independency all contributed to the separation from the Catholic Church and forming of the Church of England. King Henry VIII defended the Catholic Church during the beginning of his reign. He was very religious and attended mass as much as five
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of a great reformation in the Catholic Church as a result of the increase in the followers of the Protestant Reformation. All artistic manifestations were influenced by these changes and the artists of the time made echo of them. In this period we can still pensive how most of the art is religious related‚ especially paintings. The mannerism was a tendency characterized by the special complexity‚ artificiality and a new psychology impressed in the painting. Italian and Spain painters were greatly
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Filippo Brunelleschi was an aid to the Catholic Church‚ for he built the dome of the Florence Cathedral and made many advancements to the architecture of the Church. Humanists of Medieval times were philosophers that believed in the importance of poetry‚ writing and forms of art. Humanists aimed to spread eloquence fluidity among the citizens‚ to create a society full of knowledge and unity through introducing the people to literature‚ writing and art. Filippo
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Martin Luther and King Henry VIII both had very different reasons of why they disagreed with the Catholic Church. Martin Luther didn’t agree with the church because they were selling indulgences and he knew that that wasn’t right. In result he posted 95 theses on the doof of the church and the church excommunicated him because he refused to take them down. King Henry VIII didn’t like Martin Luther or his ideas and took a stand against Martin Luther‚ but Luther didn’t back down. After King Henry
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St. Patrick St. Patrick‚ apostle of Ireland‚ was born in the village of Bannavem Taberniae‚ England‚ circa 386. His father‚ Calphurnius‚ was a deacon from a Roman family of high social standing. His mother‚ Conchessa‚ was a close relative of the great patron St. Martin of Tours. St. Patrick’s grandfather‚ Pontius‚ was also a member of the clergy. Surprisingly‚ St. Patrick himself was not raised with a strong emphasis on religion. Education was not particularly stressed during his childhood either
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