Pope Nicholas III

simonists. They are punishment is having their feet and legs stuck in holes. Instead of pitying them, Dante seems satisfied with their punishment. Dante sets his eyes on a sinner who seems to have been burned more than the rest. The sinner is Pope Nicholas III and Dante feels like “a friar who hears the sins of a faithless assassin (line

during the papacy of Pope Gregory VII. He saw the Church as an active organization that had to create “right order in the world”. Gregory VII thought that the papacy was superior to Kings and Emperors and he was very confrontational with them. His ideas drove the papacy to strive toward a “papal monarchy”. The Canon Laws were created as a basis for the Church to preside over matters pertaining to clergy as well as many civil areas such as marriage, adoption, and inheritance. The pope and bishops had the

Medieval religious literature served to teach and instruct followers of the ways of religion, specifically Christianity, through vivid imagery. Three texts that support this idea are Hildegard of Bingen's “Know the Ways of the Lord”, Pope Innocent III’s “On the Misery of the Human Condition,” and “Everyman.” Although these texts represent the same idea, there are two surprising differences between them. The first being between “Know the Ways of the Lord” and “Everyman”, which shows the different

The man chosen for this paper will be no one than Niccolo Machiavelli. Machiavelli was a many things during this life such as a politician, humanist, a writer, but most important he was the founder of modern ideas on who we look at politics and day to day situations. Machiavelli was born May 3 1469 in Italy. He was born during a important era in Europe called the Renaissance era were art, and humanism began to flourish. Machiavelli had other idea as giving in depth look how rulers and states must

Taking a journey through the historical time line of the past, it is clear to see that change occurs. Some periods illustrate more change than others, some of them are of greater influence than the period before it, and then there are those that are not only influential from an art perspective, but also from the perspective of the styles ability to spread across a whole region. A period that specifically displayed this capability was the Romanesque era. The Romanesque era was a period in time which

Throughout the course of different eras in our history many great, powerful, and memorable conquerors have left their heritage. The years that spanned from 500-1500 known as the Middle Ages, or the medieval period, were the Age of Discovery. Were it took a shift from old-fashioned to modern. In the course of such years, forces such as the Church and state rose and fell. Societies slowly emerged, having strong rulers as allies. It is true, though, that all of these “rulers” were peculiarly different

more cogently. Francis could no longer handle the duties of overseeing so many people, so Pope Honorius III required him to bring more organization to the order. At this time, Francis appointed Peter of Catanii as minister general to oversee the order. Within a year, Francis wrote a more formal letter to govern the order. Over the next few years, he would debate and revise the rule. In 1223, Pope Honorius III approved the Third Order. The Beginning of the End Over the next few years, his health would

During the Middle Ages, the English church’s suggestions were spoken by God’s own voice. The Church encouraged pilgrimages to various holy places, or shrines, to search for spiritual enlightenment and penitence from sin. This ideology says that if one were to pray at a shrine, one could be forgiven of one’s sins, thus increasing the chance of going to Heaven after an earthly death. Those suffering from a plethora of aliments and other illnesses might also make a pilgrimage in the hope of being healed

name is Pope Gregory I, also known as St. Gregory or Gregory the Great. Chapter 1 [Who was Gregory the Great?] Born in c. 540 AD in Rome Italy, majority of the Western Roman Empire had already collapsed due poverty and sicknesses plaguing the western region. Being that Gregory was born into a wealthy family, he was fortunante unlike others to have Men in his family who were well renowned and respected throughout the entire area. Gregory’s great great grandfather was Pope Felix

In 1095, at the Council of Clermont, Pope Urban II began a striking expedition to Jerusalem in order to release the city from Muslim control. His moving campaign and the promise of an immense reward was inspirational to the many willing participants. One must essentially understand that the leaders of these crusades connected almost every accomplishment to the works of God, and felt a huge moral obligation to take back what once belonged to Him. The extent of the crusades shows the deep devotion