Pope Leo X was born December 11‚ 1475.Leo X is better known as Giovanni di Lorenzo de’ Medici. Leo X was elected Pope in 1531. His turn as papacy lasted until 1521. Leo X is best remembered granting selfish and pleasure-loving behaviors. The new pope was the personification of Renaissance ideals. Sadly ‚ Pope died in 1521. Pope Leo X died in Rome‚Italy. His cause of death was pneumonia. Popes remains were buried at Santa Maria Sopra Minerva Church in Rome‚ Italy. He acquires the mannerisms and
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Electing the New Pope The Catholic cardinals gathered in Rome began Friday‚ the secret election‚ or conclave‚ to elect a new pope next Tuesday afternoon‚ the Vatican said the 115 cardinal-electors taking part in the conclave will enter the closed-door process after a morning Mass. Only cardinals younger than 80 are eligible to vote. Some cardinals took to the Internet to make comments before Friday afternoon’s meeting that set the conclave date. Cardinal Peter Turkson of Ghana‚ viewed as one of
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550 years has past since the death of Jeanne d’Arc or as we know her Joan of Arc. I have dedicated my life to Joan; her actions inspire me to accomplish my dreams as a solicitor with my ultimate faith in God. It still awes me that a simple peasant girl born in 1412 born in a small village of Domremy‚ Bar‚ France who could not read or write‚ rose to become a heroine and leader of a French army to defeat the British. Yet it was her faith‚ which was inspired by her mother- Isabelle Romee who made sure
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“I try to apply colors like words that shape poems‚ like notes that shape music” ( source 7)‚ this was Miro’s painting theory. Joan Miro was one of many famous artists. He and his paintings both changed from time to time. Joan Miro was a great artist who went from rags to riches just like his artwork. Born on April 20‚ 1893‚ Joan Miro was the first son of Michel Miro Adziras and Dolores Ferra. Miro loved his homeland of Catalonia in Northern Spain and his hometown‚ Barcelona. Miro came from a
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Santangelo Joan Miro created a surrealist painting‚ a style that expresses the subconscious using imagery in the subject matter‚ Dutch Interior shows a man playing the guitar at a table. There are animals and a women sitting around him listening to the beautiful sound. Miro used a wide array of colors especially green and white to emphasize a happy day. He uses complementary colors to allow the colors to clash and have things stand out and be unified from the rest of the canvas. Joan Miro created
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Pope Leo Xiii Pope Leo XIII Pope Leo XIII was the first pope to try and bring the Roman Catholic Church into harmony with the modern world. He continued the efforts of his predecessor Pius IX to gain independence for the Vatican from Italy. It could be argued that Christianity Survived through Pope Leo XIII because of his political and social work. Pope Leo XIII’s real name was Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci. He was born on March 2‚ 1810‚ in Carpineto‚ Italy. Vincenzo Gioacchino
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lasting from about 400 to 1500‚ changed many people’s lives drastically. In Western Europe‚ life for many groups was affected. The power and importance of the Pope‚ the Kings‚ and the Nobles was greatly altered. The Pope was affected in many ways. One way was caused when the Pope reformed the church. In the early middle ages‚ the Catholic Popes had control in many political matters‚ and feudal lords had control over church officials. In the eleventh century‚ the church officials figured out that the
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In November 1095 Pope Urban II‚ letter called upon the knights of France to travel to the Holy. Land and liberate the city of Jerusalem and the Christians of the east from Muslim power—considered heathens and enemies of the Church. The response to Urban’s appeal was astounding; over 60‚000 people set out to recover the Holy Land and secure this reward and‚ in some cases‚ take the chance to set up new territories. Four years later‚ in July 1099‚ the survivors conquered Jerusalem by killing many people
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Joan of Arc was a French lady who asserted to have gotten dreams of Archangel Michael. This drove her to secure the triumph of France against the English’s endeavor to overcome France amid the Hundred Years War. Be that as it may‚ after she was caught by the English‚ she was put on trial for an assortment of charges including blasphemy. Thus she was scorched in question. Two or three years after the execution‚ the trial was reconsidered and individuals understood that she was pure. She was announced
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Joan of d’Arc The Middle Ages saw the rise and fall of empires. Wars and conquests where kings were crowned and their champions become legends. The tales of their deeds are still are written in our history‚ but like all legends there is a mixture of truth and myth. It is during the Hundred Years’ War between France and England that we hear of one such tale. The rise of King Charles VII and his champion‚ Joan of d’Arc‚ a mere peasant girl and devout to the Catholic Church who became a warrior
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