Charlemagne‚ king and later emperor of the franks‚ and King Louis IX of France‚ king‚ saint‚ and crusader‚ have very similar have very similar social and cultural backgrounds but Charlemagne and King Louis have very similar social backgrounds because they both were born in a royal family and took the throne as kings. Charlemagne was born in 742‚in the Merovingian family‚ from with the franks chose their kings from. He was the son of Beterada of Laon and Pepin the Short. His father became the king
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apparitions of saints begun From the time of Adam‚ God has spoken to His saints and prophets through visions‚ dreams‚ and inner voices . . . . Miraculous events are common in the worlds of the Old and New Testaments‚ and the lives of the saints are marked by supernatural intervention. In our time‚ the Eternal Father seems to also be grabbing ordinary people from our midst to use as His mouthpieces. He is calling us to honor the covenant He made with us so that His "will be done on earth as it
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Pier delle Vigne used to be a minister of Frederick II. This is where Dante reveals his respect for the man‚ “I swear to you that never in word or spirit / did I break faith to my lord and emperor / who was so worthy of honor in his merit” (Alighieri XIII‚ 73-75). Although this is coming from the mouth of Pier delle Vigne within Dante’s poem‚ he is translating the message that he believes Frederick II deserves honor. The reason he is in the circle of heretics is because of the accusation of him being
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Catholic Practices Prior to 1962. The Catholic Church prior to 1962 was very different to what it is today. Most things were practiced differently‚ such as mass‚ churches‚ and catholic participation in the church. This all changed when in 1962 the pope at the time called a council that would forever change the church. Before this council‚ the way a church building would have been set out was very different. A church built prior to 1962 would have been built as if it were a large cross if you
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Charlemagne‚ or simply Charles the Great‚ was one of the greatest kings known to history. Charlemagne was born into the Carolingian Dynasty around 742 A.D. He was the eldest son of Pepin the Short‚ the founder of the Carolingian Dynasty. Although there is no written information on his childhood one thing was for certain‚ he was born into power and destined to be the next king of Frankia. When King Pepin passed away of dropsy after ruling the Frankish Kingdom for over fifteen years‚ his kingdom was
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extended to northeast Spain‚ Bavaria‚ north Italy Charlemagne’s Administration Capital city at Aachen (in modern Germany) Relied on aristocratic deputies‚ known as counts Used missi dominici to oversee local authorities Charlemagne as Emperor Pope Leo III proclaimed Charlemagne emperor‚ 800 The coronation strained relations with Byzantine emperors The Age of the Vikings Louis the Pious Invasions Vikings Devolution of Political Authority Economy and Society in Early Medieval Europe The
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German monk and teacher of theology‚ who set off the chain reaction we know as the reformation” (Coffin et al‚ 400). Martin Luther’s quest for justice became an inspiration to millions of people. Redefinition of religion‚ role of women and role of popes was significant in the process of reformation. There were some beliefs in the Lutheran faith that differed substantially from Catholicism. It gained mass support with the spread of Bible and Luther’s Ninety-five Theses to the general public. The corrupt
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Five hundred years ago on All Saint’s Eve in 1517 a man so displeased by the state of the church nailed his ninety-five protests to the door of the church in Wittenberg. Overnight‚ this monk from Germany had vocalized his beliefs in a very public manner that shook leaders and scholars alike. As a teacher‚ monk‚ and Reformation founder Luther’s desire was to be an honest and responsible Christian. With such a simplistic action‚ Martin Luther began a movement that he never intended to transpire. Historically
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through their faith in Jesus Christ. He continued to tell people that Christianity beliefs should not be told by the authority of the Pope but based on the Bible and Christian traditions. After Martin Luther challenged
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Alexander VI was one of the most controversial renaissance Popes‚ he would spend much time fathering several kids from his mistresses. Leo X was a Medici Pope who went through the Vatican treasury in one year‚ who would start selling (indulgences) remission to heaven to make sure that they would make it into heaven instead of hell‚ where there were countless
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