Pope Gregory was born as Hildebrand in 1025‚ to an upper class family in southern Tuscany. He adopted the name Gregory in memory of Gregory I after his election as pope in 1073. He became convinced that the pope was the living successor of St. Peter. Because of this connection‚ the pope‚ and he alone‚ would always remain a true Christian‚ never deviating from the faith and always aware of the will of God. Therefore‚ all Christians owed him absolute and unquestioned obedience. Disobedience was regarded
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power to invest Church officials. It was a conflict between the pope and the Holy Roman Emperor because both leaders desired to appoint the Church officials. It was just like a war over getting power for investiture. The emperors thought that they were secular and had the authority to do that‚ but papacy’s understanding did not like it. The main conflict between Pope Gregory VII and Henry IV occurred in the 11th century. The pope St. Gregory VII looked a strongest reformer‚ was elected in 1073‚ and had
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throne in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Four men stand out among dozens in this effort to define the powers of the lay versus that of the spiritual: Emperor/kings Henry IV and John of England‚ and the popes who aggressively challenged their exertions of authority‚ Pope Gregory VII and Pope Innocent III‚ respectively. The years and conditions through which the worldly battled the holy for the command of the people differed‚ but the themes and events which emerged amidst the strife bore striking
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1. Pope St. Gregory The Great I. Brief Biography St. Gregory‚ born at Rome about the year 540‚ was the son of Gordianus‚ a wealthy senator‚ who later renounced the world and became one of the seven deacons of Rome. He is also known as St. Gregory the Dialogist in Eastern Orthodoxy because of his Dialogues. The Pope‚ recognizing his talent‚ was named as one of the seven deacons of Rome and then sent him on a diplomatic mission as papal legate to the imperial city of Constantinople where he
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Although Halloween began as a tribute to the dead‚ it has transformed drastically over the years. It has completely changed since it originated‚ from a Pagan holiday adapted by Christians to a consumer oriented celebration. Through different alterations by many people over large spans of time‚ Halloween’s start is hardly recognizable today. Its pagan roots can be traced back to before 46 AD‚ when the Romans invaded the British Iles‚ where an already established tradition foreshadowed Halloween.
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HALLOWEEN What is Halloween? Halloween or Hallowe’en (a contraction of "All Hallows’ Evening")‚ also known as All Hallows’ Eve‚ is a yearly celebration observed in a number of countries on October 31‚ the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows (or All Saints). Typical festive Halloween activities include trick-or-treating (also known as "guising")‚ attending costume parties‚ carving pumpkins into jack-o’-lanterns‚ lighting bonfires‚ apple bobbing‚ visiting haunted attractions‚ playing pranks
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between the monarchy and the church was an ongoing battle from the time of Charlemagne until the time of the Renaissance. I believe the Pope or high up church officials had more power over the king and in the eyes of the people. One reason for this is that Popes usually won when it came to battles over power. Pope Gregory VII was a prime example of this. Gregory did not hesitate to excommunicate King Henry IV after his attempt to take power away from the clergy. To have this horrible punishment
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Formative Years Before the Papacy Gregory the Great was born as Gregory‚ sometime between 540 and 545‚ to parents of good station. He grew up in Rome‚ and was educated as best as was possible. At the time‚ the (College of Rome?) had fallen from prominence into ruin after losing all of its grants and incomes from the Emperor Justinian and the educational culture of Rome was diminishing quickly as the city was torn between wars and invasions. Still‚ Gregory was educated to the educational standards
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Final Draft Is it appropriate for students to trick-or-treat on Halloween? Every year‚ I see nothing wrong with Middle School students trick-or-treating. I think it is appropriate for them to participate in the tradition of Halloween trick-or-treating. Three reasons why I think it is appropriate for students to trick-or-treat are: the fun of getting free candy‚ dressing up‚ and being able to hang out with friends on Halloween. My first reason why I think it is appropriate to trick-or-treat
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Halloween Throughout the last decades Halloween has been traced back since two thousand years ago to the ancient times in Europe when the Celtic people celebrated the beginning of winter on the evening of October thirty-first. The Celtic people believed that death was strongly linked to the long and bitter winter. They thought that during the winter the dead and the living existed simultaneously. In the 1800s the Christians began to gain authority and the history of Halloween was forever changed
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