successful in asserting its dominance over the Western Church? The extent to which the papacy asserted dominance over the Western Church has been greatly disputed amongst historians. Certain historians would argue that there is little to suggest that the pope had control from inside other than papal reform to prevent unrest and‚ would argue that in fact the real conflict was between him and individual states and that he had to deal with multiple reforms and claims that failed. However‚ there are Historians
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reputation as a preacher and eventually filled the offices of procurator of Rome‚ provincial of Liguria‚ and in 1464‚ was chosen as general of his order. Three years later‚ Rovere was chosen as cardinal-priest of St. Pietro in Vincoli by Pope Paul II. In 1471‚ Rovere became Pope Sixtus and was fourth of the name. Because of Rovere’s position‚ the most recent member of the Sacred College‚ it is believed that his rise to papacy was due to bribery and/or to Rovere’s friendship with Cardinal Bessarion‚ as Rovere
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Why were the Knights Templar persecuted? They were a major force in the Crusades and protected Christian pilgrims from being slaughtered during their long travels. They also had one of the largest banking systems in Europe during the height of their Order. Several countries considered them to be useful to them and they were on good terms with many royal families. So if they were such a reputable Order of Knights‚ why were they almost completely wiped out? After the First Crusade in 1100 A.D‚ several
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(Augusta) from Pope John XII. For many years after this ceremony an Emperor would be proclaim in German lands which would become the Holy Roman Empire. The formative years of the Holy Roman Empire‚ included the papal decline and recovery of Rome in addition to the struggle for power. A pope is in need of help from the Frankish king. After being physically attacked by his enemies in the streets of Rome. It is not known what is agreed‚ but Charlemagne travels to Rome in 800 to support the pope. But unexpectedly
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Pfeiffer‚ 1 Frederick I “Barbarossa”- The Holy Roman Emperor Throughout the history of human civilization‚ there have been several different empires in different geographical locations. One infamous example of a significant empire in Europe is the Holy Roman Empire. It is undeniable that such a formidable world power could ever come to exist without the help of a devoted and dedicated leader. Throughout the course of his thirty-eight years in power‚ Frederick Barbarossa managed to make several
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Protestantism‚ and to regain land lost to Protestantism‚ as well as spread Catholicism to new places. Led mainly by Pope Paul III and Pope Paul IV‚ the counter reformation had many long lasting effects on not only Europe‚ but also the entire world. The first thing the church worked on reforming was it’s doctrines‚ or beliefs they held and preached. In order to come up with a unified decision‚ Pope Paul III called together a council of church leaders to a meeting‚ known as the Council of Trent. From 1545
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of the country. By 3500 B.C. the Irish culture had begun to take shape into a more sophisticated agricultural society. In 400 A.D. the island was assimilated by the Celts. In 431 who‚ according to Catholic Online (Catholic Online)‚ was sent by Pope Celestine‚ to Ireland as their first bishop to begin the conversion of the Irish peoples to Christianity? History Question #1 discussion answers –Passenger 2. Well‚ he would have to be someone high up in the church. Someone who later became a Saint for
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tribes/empires they conquered and document 7 speaks of what made Genghis Khan and his army mad. Their efficient methods of warfare were shown in document 4‚ which is about how the army was arranged‚ and documents 8 and 9 in which they are letters from the Pope Innocent IV about how Genghis Khan destroyed empires and people and a reply about why he did this. Documents 3 and 5 are written from outsiders’ perspectives (Marco Polo and a Franciscan friar) abo8ut how they use their weapons and manufacture items. Document
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THE COMIC SCENES IN DOCTOR FAUSTUS: (A Powerful Play with a weak Plot) In any tragic or serious play‚ the dramatist tries to give relief to the audience by introducing comic scenes or episodes. The literary term for such comic interludes is known as tragic relief. A tragedy is bound to create tension in the mind of the audience and if this tension is not relaxed from time to time‚ it generates some sort of emotional weakness in the mind of the audience. Hence‚ comic scenes are a necessity to
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ROME AND THE PAPAL STATES Cola di Reinzo read many ancient Latin books and became very knowledgeable and wanted roman freedom and led a conspiracy to take over the city for the people The popes of the Renaissance had a dual position. On the one hand‚ they were‚ as rulers of the church‚ entrusted with the spiritual welfare of Christendom; on the other‚ they were the heads of an Italian city-state. Their failure to reconcile these two positions or rather‚ their devotion to the second at the expense
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