Blessed Pope John XXIII Pope John XXIII held office for only five years‚ but he remains one of the most popularly beloved popes in the history of the Roman Catholic Church‚ not only by Catholics but also by non-Catholics. He had spent twenty-five years as a papal diplomat for Bulgaria‚ Turkey and France‚ and six years as archbishop of Venice‚ not being elected pope until he was 77. Pope John XXIII is perhaps best known for bringing together the second council that promoted the unity of all christian
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A Man Who Became Pope Karol‚ or Pope Jonh Paul II as we know him‚ was one of the most couragous men because of all the hardships he faced in his lifetime.In the movie we only saw a small portion of them because the movie stopped right as he became pope. I am sure he faced many many more while serving his term as Pope. Being from Poland‚ and being a Catholic made him a prime target for discrimination back when the Natzis were trying to eliminate many different groups of people because of their
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Romantic poets as he was faced by a series of sad experiences in his life. The poem was written a few months after the death of the poet’s brother. Ode to a Nightingale is one of the five "spring ode’s " composed by Keats. He emphasized on sensuousness‚ that is‚ his works appealed to all the five senses of sight‚ sound‚ touch‚ smell and taste. An ode is a lyric‚ which is lofty in style and is usually addressed formally to its subject. Greek and Roman mythology were inspiration for his poetry. Medieval
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ALEXANDER POPE BY EPISTLE TO ARBUTHNAL The Epistle to Dr Arbuthnal is a satire in poetic form written by Alexander Pope and addressed to his friend John Arbuthnal a physicians. It was first published in 1774 and composed by 1734. He was famous for his satirical verse. He was one of the Great influences of contemporary English literature; he was interest in Christian and Biblical culture. He was regarded as the most eminent poet of the eighteenth century during the Augustinian era. A noble whose
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Solitude has a more optimistic sense. Solitude: A Return to the Self by Anthony Storr states that solitude can be perceived as refreshing and calming‚ and can be regarded as respite. He even suggests that it can be very useful in coping with loneliness. He concludes that “solitude‚ unlike loneliness‚ is often referred to as a positive‚ pleasant experience that is conducive to replenishing
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In the years following 1485 Pope Innocent VIII had had built and handsomely decorated a villa on the high ground at the back of the old Vatican palace. An enclosed space‚ bounded by villa and palace to north and south and by the two walls to east and west‚ was to be divided into a series of courts on different levels‚ designed originally for the display of sculpture. The great sculptures placed in elaborately painted and decorated niches at the four corners of the court and in the center of each
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Pope Urban was seeing an opening for power in 1095. Pope urban decided to assist the head of the Byzantine Empire by murdering the Turks. While the Turks are Muslim‚ and the Pope is Christian‚ the Pope desires the power to stay elsewhere and not in the hands of people who disbelieves in Christianity. It is the first response to Pope Urban II’s call of arms last year in 1095‚ when he challenged the Lords of Europe to reclaim the Holy Land from the Turks. A French monk by the name of Peter the Hermit
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of one the branches of the largest religion in the world‚ Christianity‚ which has approximately 2.8 billion followers (“Global Christianity”). Pope Francis currently represents approximately 1.2 billion Roman Catholics (Draper). Pope Francis has been Pope for three years and has addressed issues and promoted beliefs to the world. Through his actions‚ Pope Francis has influenced the identity of the Catholic Church to the rest of the world. Every one of the Pope’s actions and words can reflect a different
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Pope Gregory was born as Hildebrand in 1025‚ to an upper class family in southern Tuscany. He adopted the name Gregory in memory of Gregory I after his election as pope in 1073. He became convinced that the pope was the living successor of St. Peter. Because of this connection‚ the pope‚ and he alone‚ would always remain a true Christian‚ never deviating from the faith and always aware of the will of God. Therefore‚ all Christians owed him absolute and unquestioned obedience. Disobedience was regarded
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Commenting on “DOREEN POPE” by Mary Loudon UNESCO instituted World Teacher’s Day on October 5. However‚ why wait for Teachers’ Day to come around? We don’t need a special occasion to express our affection towards a teacher. So did Mary Loudon by writing “Doreen Pope”‚ a hymn to an inspirational teacher. In this descriptive essay she pays tribute to the greatness of her teacher Doreen Pope. Someone once said‚ "Teachers don’t impact for a year‚ but for a lifetime." A teacher can make a lasting
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