1. Francis I- was Holy Roman Emperor and Grand Duke of Tuscany‚ his wife effectively executed the real powers of those positions. With his wife‚ Maria Theresa‚ he was the founder of the Habsburg-Lorraine dynasty. 2. Cardinal Wolsey- Thomas Wolsey was an English political figure and cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. When Henry VIII became king of England in 1509‚ Wolsey became the King’s almoner 3. Peace Of Augsburg- a treaty signed between Charles V‚ Holy Roman Emperor‚
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Solemn religious processions are held in many towns on the Friday or Saturday before Easter and sometimes on Easter Sunday. Many churches have special statues of the Virgin and Jesus that play a big part in the processions. The statues may be paraded through the city or displayed in the main square. Parade participants are often dressed in traditional ancient costumes. Olive branches are often used instead of or along with palm fronds in the processions and to decorate churches. This was a period
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MURDER IN THE CATHEDRAL: The play can be said to begin at the climax‚ for the tension and fear imposed by the state have reached the people at the lowest level. At the beginning of the play‚ there is a sense of doom that hangs heavy in the air. Everyone fears that Becket’s return will result in tragedy‚ clearly foreshadowing the end of the play from the very beginning. The plot centers on the changed friendship between King Henry II and Thomas Becket. Henry has raised Becket to the post of Chancellor
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Are you what you say you are: Religious views vs. personal views? “There are around 2.1 billion Christians in the world today and about half of the Christian population are Catholic”(American Catholic 1). Catholicism is the faith‚ practice‚ and order of the Roman Catholic Church. However a Catholics religion tends have restrictions on more than the religious views of their congregation but also in their personal and political views. The church has incorporated giving to the poor‚ protesting euthanasia
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Chp 17 - THE FOUNDATIONS OF CHRISTIAN SOCIETY IN WESTERN EUROPE While other parts of the world were experiencing unprecedented prosperity during the postclassical era‚ Europe’s economy underwent a sharp constriction with the fall of the Roman Empire. Long-distance trade did not entirely disappear‚ significant developments took place in agricultural production‚ and there were brief periods of government consolidation; nevertheless‚ early medieval Europe was a world dominated by rural self-sufficiency
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HIS3125; History of the Christian Church Title: Eusebius’ Ecclesiastical History; Complete and Unabridged; Translated by C.F. Cruse Biographical citation: Eusebius’ Ecclesiastical History; Hendrickson Publishers: Peabody‚ Massachusetts; 1998. Eusebius’ Ecclesiastical History is a historical record of the primitive Christian church for the first three centuries that began with the birth of Jesus Christ going through the time of Emperor Constantine taking power in the Roman world leading
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This essay endeavours to discuss the importance of the Catholic Church in influencing Italian politics post 1945. It is therefore important to look into the role of the Church up until this point and how it progressed past the form it had taken at this time. Furthermore‚ when discussing the importance of the political influence of the Catholic Church in Italy‚ it is first important to look into the Church itself‚ the role it played in the everyday lives of the Italian people. The main argument of
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James Ryan Ting Chen Brendan Foley Liz Filachek Caylea Barone Question 1: Thesis: At the beginning of the postclassical era‚ the Catholic Church was the only stabilizing institution left after the fall of Rome. Throughout the postclassical era‚ the Catholic Church had to compete with secular groups‚ other religions‚ and its own corruption to emerge as the dominant authority in Western Europe (as the Pope became the most powerful man in Europe) at the end of postclassical era by asserting its divine authority
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THE SISTERS A young boy‚ who lives with his uncle and aunt‚ is concerned about a man who has had his third stroke. He passes by this paralyzed man’s window every day watching for the candles that will signify his death. The boy thinks over the word "paralysis" in his mind and ponders on its strange sound: "I said softly to myself paralysis. It had always sounded strangely in my ears”. One night at dinner a friend named old Cotter visits the family. Old Cotter has come to the house to share the
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Christian denomination). This says something about the fact that not all of America was against a Catholic leader and when it comes down to it Kennedy’s politics came before his religion. When JFK ran for President he said some things that Catholic Bishops today may not approve of: “I believe in an America where the separation of church and state is absolute— where no catholic prelate would tell the president (should he be catholic) how to Act.” JFK was fighting the idea that he had an extreme Catholic
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