Pope Benedict XIV

During the Middle Ages Christianity shaped the spiritual, intellectual, and institutional development in Europe heavily. Christianity shaped the spiritual development in Europe from the fifth to the tenth century when churches sent out missionaries to attempt converting barbarians to Christianity, which in later centuries helped rid Europe of barbarianism. Because it was the most dominant religion in Europe, many attempts to purify the church were taken on by Christians attempting to unify the…

In this essay I’ll be discussing the history of Baroque art and two artist from that era, Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. Then I’ll explain the role of the church during this era and how Caravaggio and Bernini differently conveyed faith and commitment to the church. Lastly, I’ll give my visual analyze on Bernini’s painting Ecstasy of St. Teresa and Caravaggio’s painting Crucifixion of St. Peter. The Baroque era came about from the Reformation which was a religious…

The period between the 5th and 14th centuries were known as “The Middle Ages” or Medieval period. After the fall of the Roman Empire, Europe didn’t have leaders or a political structure to unite the people. The Roman Catholic Church eventually became that institution along with kings, queens, and noblemen that would incite control over the people. During the Middle Ages, ordinary people like merchants, salesmen, carpenter and peasants were required to tithe 10 percent of their earnings each year…

History is filled with lost cultures. Victims of their own oral historical traditions, and without literature of their own these cultures suffer the mercy of neighbors and in many cases enemies. Obscured by half-truths and hateful rhetoric written by enemies, much of their heritage is lost in time. Historians and archeologists working with incomplete manuscripts, biased histories, and ancient graves are challenged to discover the true nature of these lost cultures. The subject of this effort is…

Critical Thinking Question By Kristen 1050 words To what extent was Europe's Renaissance and its worldview both the same and different than Europe's Medieval period and its worldview? Include lots of support, examples, details, and evidence to explain your thinking. Introduction The medieval period and Renaissance worldviews can be compared and contrasted with many different reasons. From the church and religion to the art from these two periods. There were also royalty and science…

the two primary documents noted earlier, both made use of harsh terms towards the Church. Colot referred to Rome as being foul and deformed. The ‘Death of Alexander VI’ created a clear description of the hierarchy of the church, describing the former Pope as being cruel and being fond of poison to advance his own means. The unjust nature of the sixteenth century Church paints a picture of serfdom and other uses of unfair treatments towards the poor. However, the corrupt nature of the Church is…

most likely because of what I have stated before that the only religion kingdoms accepted was Christianity (Alchin). There were even classes when it came to religion because of feudalism. The pope was the head spiritual leader of the Roman Catholic church, next is the cardinals who were to elect the pope. Archbishops were the spiritual leaders and a bishops were spiritual leaders of the…

During the middle ages, the Roman Catholic Church became the dominant power in Europe. The church becoming the established rule, Christianity starts working it's way into the daily lives of medieval people. This era of Christianity helped shaped the ways in which western medieval culture was built. Christian influence on the medieval people's beliefs, values, and behaviors quickly became fixed into medieval society. The Christian religion impacted medieval culture in many ways, primarily through…

between the Pope and the Byzantine Empire; whether that may be the Iconoclast Controversy which sparked a public opposition of the use of images in church practices or the Schism of 1054 causing the separation between the Eastern Christian churches and the Western church. The tensions between the Papacy and the Byzantine Empire reached a high during this…

wide are of land, and many feudal lords felt closer ties to the Pope than to their King. Several items led to a decline in feudalism by the end of the Middle Ages. The Black Death or plague killed hundreds of thousands in Europe. This decreased the number of serfs available to work the land and support the lords. The Crusades also distracted the lords from managing their lands. The feudal system was further weakened as the Pope called on lords to recruit people for the holy wars in the…