The Rise of the Papacy Barry Blankenship CHHI 301 - History of the Christian Church I Professor – Dr. Jeffrey S. Mayfield February 20‚ 2012 The Fall of A Great Empire and the Rise of the Papacy Before the fall of the Roman Empire you must stop and look at the power that was held within the millions of miles of land‚ building‚ people‚ cities‚ kings‚ and customs. The Roman Empire was not known for being just another city or empire but it was known for its strength‚ power and victories
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negative effects. As well as my judgement of this event of the Catholic Church today. The Great Schism is also known as East - West Schism took place in 1054. This remarkable event was led by the patriarch of Constantinople‚ Michael Cerularius and Pope Leo IX. This event separated the Eastern churches and the Western churches. The causes of the schism included political‚ cultural‚ economic‚ and social differences in the Catholic Church. One main cause was the disputes over conflicting claims of jurisdiction
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Byzantine Empire 1) C.700- pope in Rome cant control the barbarians and the Nobles. Therefore pope turns to the Byzantine Empire to help control the situation Byzantine empires send no 2) C.700-Aberdeen Leo the 3rd Leo the 3rd and his generals are icon clasts Therefore there is a conflict between the Emperor and the people of the Empire icon clasts- Icon smashers People who went into churches and broke icons Icons – statues of a religious figure The pope and the people of the
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area. He set out determined to unite all Germanic people into one kingdom‚ and convert his subjects to Christianity. Charlemagne was a gifted military strategist‚ much of his rule was occupied with fighting so as to achieve his objectives. In 800‚ Pope Leo III delegated Charlemagne to head of the Romans. During this time‚ he empowered the Carolingian Renaissance‚ a social and intelligent restoration in Europe. When he passed away in 814‚ Charlemagne’s domain included much of Western Europe‚ and he
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division of the Western Christendom into two: different divisions: Roman Catholicism and the new formed Protestant traditions. The Pope found out about these divisions‚ and was angry at Luther for his actions. When they asked his to take down his beliefs and “keep it to himself” he refused‚ and that ended in excommunication with the pope. Luther wrote ‘The 95 Theses’‚ in relation in which he criticized the beliefs of the Catholics and he called for reforms. After
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Pepin forced him off the throne. In order to gain the title of King of the Franks‚ Pepin made a deal with Pope Stephen II that if he attacked the Lombards and forced them to abandon Ravenna‚ he would receive papal approval of this new title of king. In doing so‚ Pepin gave a portion of the conquered land to the pope‚ known as The Donation of Pepin. As a result‚ the new alliance between the pope and the Franks marked the end of the papal dependence upon the
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Baccio Bandinelli: The Self-Elevation of a Renaissance Artist Bartolommeo “Baccio” Bandinelli was a Florentine sculpture‚ painter‚ and draftsman in the early sixteenth century. Bandinelli practiced his craft during the same period as the famous Michelangelo‚ who painted the Sistine Chapel‚ and considered himself Michelangelo’s rival in sculpting. Many critiqued Bandinelli at the time of his work‚ claiming that his pieces were not as great as Michelangelo or other artists of the time. Despite
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Leo Africanus was a captured slave given to Pope Leo X after the reconquest of Spain by Ferdinand and Isabella. He was baptized in 1519 and sent to Africa in order to observe and report back to the pope what he saw. In 1526‚ Africanus traveled through Timbuktu‚ a large city in the Songhai Empire in Western Sudan‚ a region consisting of the Sahel and surrounding grasslands from the east Atlantic coast through the western Lake Chad. His account shows that the society had a booming economy‚ citizens
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created to denounce the old Roman ways of promiscuity. P.11: In the early thirteenth century‚ papal influence peaked under the guidance of Pope Innocent III. Ascension of the social ladder was most easily done by worship of Christ. P.13: The Church adopts old pagan traditions in hope of transitioning those who still had faith in the old Roman Gods. P.14: Emperor Leo III of the Byzantine Empire denounced the integration of pagan traditions especially attempts to render holy figures into image. He considered
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years Catholic church was single factor of unity in Europe .Withing fifty years Catholic church start loosing it position and power. With the break of holy Roman Empire local princess made mini states and the rulers didn’t want wealth and power go to pope. Rise of secular and humanists also weakened the connection to Rome.There was abuse of power and courtship in the Church.Some corrupt practices include simony selling of church offices ‚ pluralism which a person who owned more than 2 church offices
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