Pope Nicholas III

ambassadors from the Pope excommunicated the Patriarch of Constantinople around 1054 CE. The following day, the Patriarch excommunicated the Pope. Then the official Schism between the Latin Roman Catholic church and the Orthodox Catholic church began. 1054 CE is considered the official date of the start of the schism, but there were tensions before that date. The schism still lasts until this day. Issues that the Roman Catholics had prior to 1054 CE were well written by Pope John VIII in the letter

conducted religion and ran their church. The issues that occurred with how the West conducted religion and ran their church happened prior to 1054 CE. Furthermore, the ambassadors from the Pope excommunicated the Patriarch of Constantinople around 1054 CE. The following day, the Patriarch excommunicated the Pope. Then the official Schism between the Latin Roman Catholic church and the Orthodox Catholic church began. 1054 CE is considered the official date of the start of the schism, but there were

Interpretations of a work change over years much like we see with Dante’s inferno, Blake was born 400 years after Dante’s death and Doré a few years after that. Both Doré and Blake illustrated their interpretations of Dante’s Inferno, but which displays Dante’s purpose best? This essay will explain Dante’s purpose in writing the Inferno, argue why the author would have picked Doré’s illustrations, and defend why Dante would have chosen Doré’s illustrations opposed to Blakes. Dante would have chosen

Children's Crusade, the second being the German children. This group was gathered up much like the first, but instead of Stephen of Cloyes it was led by a young German boy called Nicholas of Colongne. He did the same as Stephen but only gathered about 20,000 children. The journey they planned was to march to Rome and meet the pope, but to do that they had to cross the Alps. The trek was treacherous and grueling, killing thousands of children. Many died from starvation like in Stephen's group but because

European society in the Middle Ages was predominately rural. The great urban centres of the Roman Empire had either decayed or remained as administrative and religious centres. The societal wealth and power rested within the countryside. The countryside began to experience economic growth in the 11th century. This economic growth would trigger a series of changes to the European societal order in the 12th century. While the majority of the population remained in the countryside, an influx of people

authorizing the building of the first Basilica in 324 A.D after Christians were allowed to construct places of worship. The Basilica was intended to protect Gaius’s trophy which in turn is said to be protecting the tomb of St. Peter, the church’s first pope. The shrine was found during a 2nd century evacuation of the Vatican’s necropolis and it did this by having the shrine in the center. The original Basilica was built longitudinally with 4 aisles leading to a Nave with Gaius’s trophy underneath. Outside

Throughout his journey through the Circles of Hell, Dante the Pilgrim goes through different experiences. Dante displays acts of cowardliness and not courage when he faints after the land “shook so violently” and the flames rose from the ground (Inferno, III,

Dante Alighieri was a major Italian poet born in Florence, Italy in 1265, around the Middle Ages. Although he wrote other works, none were as notable as the Divine Comedy, the most illustrious work of all medieval European literature. This epic dives into Dante’s journey through hell, purgatory, and paradise. The various religious and political figures, mythological references, as well as biblical references,  all play a role in the poet’s comprehensive analysis of the turmoil Florence was facing

In the summer when we were not traveling we lived at the Villa Santa Caterina which is located about one-half mile down the hill from Castel Gondolfo where the Pope spends his summers. The Villa originally belonged to the Orsini, an Italian noble family that gave the Church three popes (Celestine III, Nicholas III, and Benedict XIII) and thirteen cardinals. An alumnus of NAC tells how the College acquired the property: “The Orsini built the place back around 1830. At the turn of the century

During this time the papacy conflicted with the Roman Emperor over land in italy. Pope Gregory VII undertook reforming the church during this period. Enforcing rules on marriage with the priests. In the 13th century Indecent III increased the power to the papacy by reducing the powers and influence of the current and future