The Medici was a well-known family throughout Florence. They were very wealthy and manifested great power. From the year 1434 to the year 1534 we see many changes occur involving this particular family. One sees everything from the reign of Cosimo the Elder to the exile of the Medici from the city to their great return to power in Florence. Lets focus on the years 1434‚ 1534‚ and everything that happened in between. Cosimo the Elder was a well-respected man among the Florentines. He came from
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first about his tomb‚ then through the whole crypt‚ then the whole church‚ then all of Canterbury‚ then England‚ then France‚ Normandy‚ Germany‚ [and the] whole world” (Scully‚ 582). Due to the amount of popularity his increasing miracles were getting‚ Pope Alexander III declared Thomas Becket a Saint on February 21‚
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well by extension Dante the author – and Farinata degli Uberti continue to embody their factional differences and verbally attack one another until Dante the pilgrim is called to move on. Before Dante the pilgrim makes his way towards the simonaic Popes in the third Bolgia of the eighth circle‚ Dante the author‚ through the voice of Dante the pilgrim’s guide Virgil‚ makes an important elaboration about the reason as to why the sin of fraud was so heavily focused on: But since fraud is found in humankind
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Earliest history There is archaeological evidence of human occupation of the Rome area from approximately 14‚000 years ago‚ but the dense layer of much younger debris obscures Palaeolithic and Neolithic sites.[21] Evidence of stone tools‚ pottery and stone weapons attest to about 10‚000 years of human presence. Several excavations support the view that Rome grew from pastoral settlements on the Palatine Hill built above the area of the future Roman Forum. While some archaeologists argue that Rome
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the city became known as Constantinople. The bishop of Rome was viewed as the leader of the “church” by this time. The bishop of Byzantium was viewed by many as the new leader. Now there was a competition between the Patriarch in the east and the Pope in the west for dominance over Christianity. This competition was only one of the corruptions that came into the church Then financial‚ moral‚ political‚ and traditional corruptions came to the church Indulgences Transubstantiation Usury‚ simony
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From 1305 seven popes had resided in Avignon in southern France rather than in Rome which had been considered the home of the Catholic Church. In 1376 however‚ Pope Gregory XI returned to Rome‚ however Gregory died in 1378 causing a papal election to take place because of this many people in Italy rioted as they thought a French pope would be picked for the position‚ however the cardinals elected and Italian‚ Pope Urban VI. After the election Pope Urban became hostile effectively
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The Tudor period saw the confusion and upheaval of two changes of official religion‚ Protestantism and Roman Catholicism. The Stuart dynasty was the result of the end of the Tudor monarchs with no heirs to the throne. The first Tudor king was Henry VII (1457-1509). “Henry shrewdly construed legal precedents to the advantage of the crown‚ using English law to further his own ends. He confiscated so much noble land and so many fortunes that he governed without dependence on Parliament for royal funds
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The art of Michelangelo Buonarroti was among the best and most famous in the world; hundreds of thousands of people have marveled at his enduring works. From the young age of thirteen‚ he made painting and sculptures that have a reputation that survived the centuries. His works reflected his love for art and God. Although some have questioned his painting abilities‚ his mastery of anatomy made his sculptures among the best of his era; his skills in art were matched only by his rash temper. Michelangelo
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- Wants to stop lay investiture‚ clean/reform church -excommunicated Henry IV Gallican Church- -the catholic church in France -infallibility was in the entire episcopal body with the pope as head -1682-1790 -- This one was weird lol and it wasnt in the textbook‚ and she never discussed it in class so i looked it up online... so if you want more/better info just google it =] Geneva- - center of Calvin’s reformed church - "City that
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Many historians hold that the Medieval Church was a landmark of corruption. This view is often used to explain the decline and fall of the Church and the success of Martin Luther ’s reformation. It depicts the Church as being ruled by power hungry popes who abuse their positions of authority. At this time "the increasing hostility of the laity to ecclesiastical wealth and decadence undermined papal prestige". "Omne malum a clero"--every evil comes from the clergy. The clergy are church officials
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