Thanks to Saint Anselm‚ Archbishop of Canterbury1‚ the ontological argument was born in the early 1100’s. The ontological point of view‚ according to St. Anselm‚ describes God as “a being than which no greater can be conceived”.2 St. Anselm concluded that if such being failed to exist‚ another even greater being could be conceived that does exist. This argument would be illogical‚ as no being can be greater than the greatest being. Therefore God must exist. As you can see‚ St. Anselm’s ontological
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African‚ East Indian etc. Not only are these explanations too general but because of this‚ they do not sufficiently contextualize the development of the culture within historical events‚ incidents and phenomena and consequently there is little textual analysis. When I carried out the research for this paper I was the Cultural Education Officer of the Folk Research Centre and part of my duties to educate the community about St. Lucias culture. To this end I used what ever resources were available in the
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Today that pagan is called (by some) Saint Constantine 1st for it was he who having succeeded Emperor Diocletian lifted all injunctions and restrictions against Christians and declared Christianity‚ in all but name‚ the official religion of Rome. Many people believe that Constantine was just a nominal Christian and it is true that paganism remained buoyant throughout Rome for many generations‚ and it is equally true that Constantine was baptized at the very last minute on his death-bed. However
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motivate equality and respect for the female gender. The religion of Christianity includes people of different backgrounds and has a strong sense of community‚ gender equality and helping other. This Essay gave me an opportunity to examine and explore Saint Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic Church through attending the ritual of Eucharist. Through this opportunity‚ I could gain a greater sense of respect for Christianity and hence widen my perspective about Christianity. In this essay‚ I examine the pattern
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The Three Main Missionary Journey’s of Saint Paul The First Journey of St. Paul: Paul went on three main missionary journeys. The first missionary journey took place from 45-49 A.D. He traveled with Barnabus and a young boy named John Mark. John Mark did not stay with them for very long. He returned to his home in Jerusalem and left Paul and Barnabus without a helper. Paul and Barnabus were worshiping at the church at Antioch‚ Syria and the holy Spirit came forth and sent them on their journey
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Today is the feast of Saint Marguerite d’Youville‚ the first Canadian-born saint and founder of the Grey Sisters. Widowed shortly after her marriage‚ she reared her two children and managed the family business. Following a religious conversion‚ she and four other women formed a lay group dedicated to charity and took simple vows. Called “tipsy women” because of the d’Youvilles’ alleged profits from brandy trafficking‚ in 1747 they were put in charge of the bankrupt Hôpital Général de Montréal. In
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Giaquinto Corrado and his painting‚ Saint Helena and the Emperor Constantine Presented to the Holy Trinity by the Virgin Mary has clear stylistic and compositional differences in comparison to Piero di Cosimo’s painting‚ Madonna and child enthroned with saints‚ however both have a similar narrative and color scheme. Corrado Giaquinto‚ was an Italian painter during the eighteenth century at the end of the Baroque period and beginning of the Rococo period. Giaquinto used cool colors like light blues
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as La Chevalier de Saint-George. There are major and minor similarities and differences between their upbringings that lead into their musical styles overall. The two well-known composers were raised in very different manners‚ but ultimately they were raised in such a way they both grew up to be the best musicians of their time. For La Chevalier de Saint-George‚ he was born into a wealthy family from France west indies’ colony of Guadalupe. His father‚ George de Bologne de Saint-George‚ was a wealthy
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Saint Agnes of Rome was born in Rome on January 28‚ 292. Many young men wanted to marry Saint Agnes‚ but she turned them all down because she was saving herself for Jesus. One of the men she turned down had a very powerful father and this man was upset with her for refusing him. Saint Agnes was then thrown into a brothel‚ she was unscathed. The son was the only person who attempted to violate her and he was immediately struck down blind. Saint Agnes then prayed for him to be healed. The powerful
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jutting pagoda shoulders and armfuls of mink. The same time he launched his Haute Couture collection he also launched his autumn fragrance. That was the first time a fashion collection had been conceived around a scent. The inspiration of Cubism Yves Saint Laurent is known for his inspiration from arts and movements. He did a Haute Couture collection Fall/Winter 1979 were it was a tribute to Pablo Picasso who is known for the co-founder of cubism. This movement was one of the most innovated‚ radical
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