Pope Celestine IV

unique to show the differences between the way each theologian thinks. As a catholic, I can relate to having a theological background using a very traditional viewpoint and inspirations. Our tradition is kept and guaranteed through each one of our popes. Many Protestants excludes our cannons because they were not recognized as scriptures by the Jewish people. I felt like this argument showed how valuable and how different each domination is. I feel as though many feels like Catholic’s don’t…

Christian Empire, the reforms of Diocletian were, Social reforms, Military, Executive, Political, Religious, and Toll. Diocletian’s reforms were expensive and required a predictable income. His reforms results were less than easy to anticipate. He made the Social Reforms in order to give the emperors respect and overcome again. The military reforms to liberate from field armies. He separated the civil leaders from the military leaders. What Diocletian tried to accomplish was that he supported…

the Pope. It began when Martin Luther posted his 95 theses to the doors of the Catholic church and discontentment began to rise. This started the spark of the Protestant reformation where numerous branches of church doctrine developed from. People became more critical of the inner workings of the Catholic church and questioned their traditions. At the time Henry the VIII ruled and he fervently wanted to divorce his wife who could not bear him a son. The King despised Catholic church and Pope…

The Crusades failed to reunite the church and it insured the fall of the Byzantine Empire. The Fourth crusade was issued by Pope Innocent III who succeeded to the papacy in January 1198, and the preaching of a new crusade became the prime goal of his pontificate. He called upon Western Europe to lend aid to take control of Jerusalem by way of taking it from the south through Egypt as planned by Richard the Lionhearted. At the time of this call to action France and England were at war with each…

All in all, sixteenth century France was a time of shifting views on religion. While France was a Catholic State, an underground Protestant Reformation was slowly building, thus leading the catholic priests to fear for their divine power and their hold on everyday French life. Therefore, the Catholic Clergy struggled to stamp it out by hanging the Protestant Reformation’s members and initiators for heresy, among other proceedings. Thereupon, many people of the lower class, including peasants,…

On the 10th of November,1483, Martin Luther was born in the city of Eisleben in Germany. During the time, Eisleben was under the rule of the Roman Catholic Church. In Martin’s early years, he early began his education where he learned to read, write and Latin. Martin was a curious boy who early developed an interest in monastic life. After studying law becoming more interested in subjects such as philosophy and theology, he decided to devote his life to God and become a monk. At the time of the…

The Catholic Church began to have vast authority and control over large regions within the known world. Over the last three decades the church acquired large sums of money and real estate from supporters of the church and Christianity. The papal office had grown accustom to this power it had obtained when two reformers arose and took offense to the structure of the church and its administration. These two reformers were John Wycliffe and Jon Hus. Their ideology and influence created regional…

1. The Abbey Church of St. Denis was originally a martyrium located in St. Dennis, France until it was rebuilt there as a church beginning in 754 CE. Around 1135 CE Abbot Suger commissioned the reconstruction of the church into the gothic form it has today, the last aspect of his recreation being completed in 1144 CE. While the identity of the architects are unknown, Suger was involved in the reconstruction’s design. Later, Abbot Obo Clement would rebuild the nave in 1231 CE. 2. St. Denis…

While Sebastian was a guard, two twin brothers, Marcus and Marcellian, went to jail for refusing to make public sacrifices to the Roman gods. The twins were both deacons of the Christian church. While they were in jail there parents came to visit them and try to persuade them to renounce their faith; however, Sebastian convinced both parents to convert to Christianity. St. Sebastian also converted several other prominent individuals, including the local prefect. This led to his discovery and he…

The Middles Ages was an important era in time that included the collapse of the Roman Empire to the creation of the Renaissance, and the Reformation period. An important factor during this Era was the reign of King Alfred from 871 to 899, and the reign of King Henry II from 1154 to 1189. The respect and loyalty towards the Royalty during this time was the most admirable of all since the knights and people would do anything for their king’s honor. The hero’s rose to become knights and be able to…