his work from a young age and later adopted him. The Medici popes had an extraordinary idea of painting a fresco ceiling in the Sistine Chapel. They recognized Michelangelo’s powerful artwork so they asked him to do the painting. Since he was being asked by the Pope‚ he could not resist. Michelangelo thought he would fail since the last fresco painting was in the Vatican. Fresco is a mural painting freshly laid on plaster. The Medici popes also offered him to build a marble tomb for their fathers Lorenzo
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The Dark Ages in Europe‚ Asia‚ and Africa in the Fourteenth Century To begin with‚ the Dark Ages in Europe‚ Asia‚ and Africa was an era that was later named by scholars. It was a period of religious struggle where the Orthodox Christians strived to recreate a pure Christianity‚ without the “dark” Catholic ways even though the Catholics did not view this era as “dark” ("The Dark Ages"). The Catholics viewed this period as amiable and a productive religious era ("The Dark Ages"). This was also the
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The Medici Family The Medici family - controlled Florence throughout much of the Renaissance The Medici are the first princely dynasty to win their status not by warfare‚ marriage or inheritance but through commerce. They come to Florence in the 12th century from the nearby countryside. Their ancestral home is in the Mugello valley. During the next two centuries the family‚ amassing a fortune through banking and trade‚ begins also to play a prominent part in Florence’s political life. As yet
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Arthur is destined to succeed to his father Henry VII in the royal functions. However‚ in 1502‚ only a year after his marriage to Catherine of Aragon‚ Arthur dies of an illness. Katherine stays in England as a widow‚ although she had to live in poverty for a few years. However‚ in 1509‚ Henry VII marries his younger son Henry to Katherine‚ which can be explained by his will to keep her dowry and the alliance against France. Two months later‚ Henry VII dies and his son Henry is appointed King Henry VIII
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• Iconoclast heresy 8th and early 9th centuries • Coronation of Charlemagne by Pope Leo III as Holy Roman Emperor‚ 800AD. • Photian Schism mid 9th century: Photius‚ Patriarch of Constantinople made first deliberate attempt to serve the Greek Church from the West. Disagreements ranged from a celibate priesthood to the filioque clause
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in defense. The British power and individuality that developed as a result of Henry’s decision has ramifications well into the 21st century in creating the England known today. Henry VIII was born on June 28‚ 1491 to the great English King Henry VII‚ who reunited all of England after the War of Roses. Henry VIII was described as a
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They were believed as the “mediators” between God and men. They were the group below the nobles on the hierarchical social structure. Within the group of clegry‚ the pope was the head of the clegry. Followed by bishops‚ priests‚ monks and nuns. In the latter part of the the Middle Ages‚ the pope‚ being the head of the church had much influence over the king and total control of the clegry. When the Black Death hit Europe in 1347‚ priest‚ monks and nuns cared for the sick and buried
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England in 1509 after the death of his father Henry VII. Like most kings Henry desired to have a male heir‚
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from 1378 to 1417‚ when there were two‚ and later three‚ rival popes‚ each with his own following‚ his own Sacred College of Cardinals‚ and his own administrative offices.“ The two elections of 1378 produced two claimants to the papal title and the Great Schism. Bartolomeo Prignano‚ the Italian archbishop of Bari and the French cardinal Robert of Geneva. Each took a papal name and number: Urban VI‚ who stayed in Rome‚ and Clement VII‚ who returned to Avignon. Although Roman Catholic Church historians
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PROJECT IN ARALING PANLIPUNAN III SUBMITTED TO: MRS. EDNA PURUGGANAN SUBMITTED BY: PRENHELYN JOY DIVINA The Complete List of Popes No. | Name | Reigned From | Reigned To | 1. | St. Peter | 32 | 67 | 2. | St. Linus | 67 | 76 | 3. | St. Anacletus (Cletus) | 76 | 88 | 4. | St. Clement I | 88 | 97 | 5. | St. Evaristus | 97 | 105 | 6. | St. Alexander I | 105 | 115 | 7. | St. Sixtus I -- also called Xystus I | 115 | 125 | 8. | St. Telesphorus | 125 | 136 | 9. | St. Hyginus
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