and Jerusalem. The Greek Emperor Alexius didn’t like the idea of the Turks taking over‚ so he went and discussed it with Pope Urban II. The Pope wanted to form a army to fight against the Muslims and take back the holy land. This is when the armies Of Christians from Western Europe answered Pope Urban II’s request of“This assignment was to be a Holy War‚ or crusade. The Pope promised that those who died in this quest would go directly to heaven.” Acrobatiq (2014). Along with the Pope’s promise
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“empire”? The Empire’s beginning started when Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne‚ King of the Franks at the time‚ emperor of the newly formed state. The prestigious title remained to the Carolingian family until around 888 A.D. and from 896 to 899. During this time of chaos‚ the throne was constantly contested between the various factions of what is now Italy. Many civil wars occurred until the last Italian claim was broken when Berenger died in 924 A.D. Pope John XII crowned the next king‚ Otto‚
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Allegory of Fortune falls into the Baroque period of art when the Catholic church was eagerly acquiring gritty new art by the masses. The chief goal of every aspiring artist in Italy and Spain was to receive acknowledgement and patronage from the Pope. Competition for Papal patronage was fierce‚ and some artists did not take rejection quietly; Rosa was one of these artists. In Rosa’s painting‚ the womanly manifestation of Fortune is the central figure. In her arms she carries a large‚ overturned
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three major societies that were centered around the Mediterranean. The first society was the Catholic Kingdoms which was located in Western Europe (Crusades Map). The Catholic Kingdoms followed Christianity and the pope was established as the spiritual leader of the Roman Catholic Church. Popes also claimed papal supremacy which gave them authority over other secular rulers (Ellis 193). These secular rulers practiced feudalism which was a system where lords divided their land amongst lesser lords‚ also
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Trace the rise in importance of the figure of the Bishop of Rome (what we now call the ‘Pope’) from the first century to the papacy of Leo the Great in the mid fifth century. What factors underpinned Rome’s importance in the Church? In this essay I intend to show how the church in Rome grew in importance and how the Holy Roman See came to hold a position of pre-eminence in the early Christian Church and which still pertains today in the Catholic Church. I will first look at the evidence that
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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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of questions and statements each meant to bring on a greater conversation. Within it‚ Luther expressed his main beliefs that were opposed to the Catholic theology of that time. He argued that the Bible held all authority over Christians and not the pope or priests‚ that salvation was gained by faith alone and not by doing good works‚ and that every Christian was equal; therefore they could interpret the Bible for themselves. This document was said to have started the Protestant Reformation‚ a time
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the care of Catherine Parr who ensured him the best Protestant scholars such as Roger Ascham‚ there is little doubt that Edward was an avid Protestant. This statement is backed in examples of his early writings where he wrote of his hatred for the Pope. During Northumberland’s reign‚ Starkey has argued in favour of Edward’s involvement in policy making‚ and that it was Edward’s personal beliefs that motivated the changes. This view is backed by Beer who thought that during Northumberland’s rein
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Mussolini in Power Treatment of Religious groups in Italy Religion was a vital part of Italian society in the earlier 20th Century‚ Mussolini himself said that the Pope “represented 400 million people scattered (throughout) the world”. This meant that the pope and religion posed a massive influence on Mussolini’s rule and exercised a lot of power on all classes. Mussolini himself was atheist like his father and believed that science was made to prove religion wrong and that Jesus was a
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