Pope Nicholas III

cardinals chose Cardinal Francesco Todeschini-Piccolomini, nephew of Pius II and a renowned man of virtue as the new pontiff who then took the name of Pius III. The newly elected pope died twenty-six days later. In this conclave, Giuliano finally succeeded in gathering enough votes for his claim of the papal seat . Most notably known as the Warrior Pope,

Joby and Patsy two completely different people with similar personalities. Joby and Patsy were two amazing books with a good moral to their story. The two boys would be great friends if they were ever to meet. Joby, Joby is a young courageous boy. Joby was a run away from Shiloh, Tennessee. He loved to play the drums. He wanted to be a drummer boy in the army. That's exactly what he did. Joby was only fourteen when he was going to go into war. He was afraid of dying. All the soldiers were scared

St. Francis of Assisi was born in Umbria in the year 1182. He was a child every father hoped for, he was filled with life, a determined and courageous individual. He was gifted with rather good looks, qualities that attracted friends and a gift of leadership. His father was an extremely wealthy merchant in Assisi. But this son, his favourite, was the one who broke Peter Bernardone’s heart. The boy turned on his father, and in a vicious event that eventually resulted into a public scene. St. Francis

challenge during this time period, out of central Germany. St. Boniface’s goal was to expand the Catholic Church in Germany, making certain that that the political authorities were firmly committed to Christianity. He went further, and was not only Pope Gregory’s missionary to Germany, but also purified the faith of the people, removing the culturally ingrained practices of paganism. During this time period, some Germans didn't fully understand Christianity, and although many in Upper Hesse converted

In sixteenth century Europe, the revival for Roman Catholicism took place. This reformation in the Church is significantly important as it was during these times when Europe was all but mired by Protestant movements. This revival has often been referred to as the Catholic Counter-reformation, as a response against the Protestant Reformation. Christian humanism found expression, putting emphasis even on the pagan culture and philosophy. Controversies with the Protestants also gave way to the revival

The Flopped Crusade The Crusaders were created by Pope Innocent III in 1889. The Crusaders fought against Christian blood, just to have more money. The Crusaders were not even in it for religious purposes. The Crusaders failed to support enough troops, and made a decision to either stick with the Christians, their own religion, or to ditch their religion and all of its beliefs. In the end, Alexius III, the person who was going to give the Crusaders the money, did not have any and the Crusaders ended

order to partake in a successful crusade one must fulfill that mission. In the case of the Fourth Crusade, which took place from 1202-1204, regaining control of Jerusalem was the objective at hand. The proclamation of a Fourth Crusade came from Pope Innocent III in 1198 when he became “determined to restore Christian control over the Holy Land.” The envoys even delivered a message to the Doge saying that they “have taken the sign of the cross to avenge the shame done to Jesus Christ, and to reconquer

although it would’ve been persuasive, it was also risky. The Pope was a very influential and powerful figure, therefore by explicitly exposing the him to the public, Erasmus could’ve been severely punished. However, by using satire, his crime will be less severe and yet he could still get his point across the audience. In his pamphlet, Erasmus used mostly humor to criticizes Pope Julius II. For example, on page four, Erasmus pointed out that the Pope had the “belch and stink like a man just come from a drunken

The Church also used Baroque music to counter the spread of Protestantism. Baroque music intended to lift the soul towards God and Heaven with its grandeur. Baroque music was also used for a greater reason: communication. Music has the power to convey to people powerful emotions, whether good or bad (About the Baroque Period). One time, Sieur Claudin Le Jeune, a musician, sang an air, a song, and “that when this air was rehearsed at a private concert it caused a gentleman there to put hand to arms

unprecedented to this time. When discussing these points in history, it is important to discuss how such events came to be, and whilst the sacking of Zara and Constantinople are not in question, what is in question is how much of a role did Pope Innocent III did play in the 4th Crusade? Was he the mastermind, or was control of the 4th Crusade taken from him? This