between Catholics and Calvinists where power was the main struggle making religion become a way bigger issue. The last of the wars would be the war of the Three Henry’s where it showed the overall religious differences between the Catholics and the Protestants. Which this was between Henry III and Henry of Guise versus Henry IV. 2. The idea to bring monarchs in restoring Catholic unity in Western Europe was when taking some of the wealth of the Americas‚ which Christopher Columbus accidentally found the
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centuries‚ the earthy head of the Church (the Pope) had been divinely passed down; starting with Peter and so on and so forth. The authority of the men that have held the said position has been challenged repeatedly. Before the time of the Poststent Reformation‚ the authority of the Pope was being held in question by a man by the name of John Wycliffe. John Wycliffe was born in the United Kingdom in 1320. Wycliffe attended Oxford University‚ becoming one of Oxford’s leading philosophers and theologians
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wished to retract anything. He agreed that he wrote them‚ and he refused to retract them for several reasons. Luther cited multiple reasons for not retracting his writing‚ one being that he believes in what he wrote and as the main crusader for the protestant faith he cannot retract his statements‚ “What‚ then‚ should I be doing if I were now to retract these writings? Wretched man! I alone‚ of all men living‚ should be abandoning truths approved by the unanimous voice of friends and enemies‚ and opposing
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The Spanish and English colonies in the New World were similar and different in many ways. The Spanish and English wanted to colonize the New World with the same motives: riches‚ power‚ and more land. The ways they accomplished these goals differed though. The Spaniards initial and primary reason for travelling to the New World was for the discovery of gold and for power (Zinn‚ 2005). In addition to looking for gold and power‚ the Spaniards came looking for new land to claim (Locke et al‚ n.d.)
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and practices of Lutheranism can be traced back to a German monk named Martin Luther. He is known as the “Father of Reformation”. Martin Luther was born November tenth 1493‚ and died February eighteenth 1546 at the age of sixty three. He was a Christian theologian and an Augustinian monk. His teachings inspired the Protestant Reformation. He influenced the belief of Protestant and other Christian religions. He was born to Hans and Margaretha Luder in Eisleben‚ Germany. He was baptized on
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Pope Clement VII Giulio de’ Medici was born in the exquisite city of Florence‚ Italy on May 26‚ 1478. He was the son of Fioretta Gorini‚ and the prevailing Giuliano de’ Medici whom was in fact one of the pronounced leaders of Florence during the late 1400’s. Giuliano de’ Medici was brother of Lorenzo the Magnificent and was recognized as the “co-ruler” of Florence in his time. After the tragic assassination of his father and death of his mother‚ Giulio de’ Medici was then taken in and educated
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Rachel Wright Sector 3۫۫ 8/2/11 Chapter 1 I. Native Peoples of America A. Iroquois 1. 5 Native Americans 2. Engaged in endless cycles of violence 3. Hiawatha a. Tried to restore peace b. Wandered through nature in search of finding answers. c. Hiawatha & Deganawidah (peacemaker)’s story wasn’t written until the 19th century. c. Found holy man who helped their nation to be introduced in a new message of peace. B. Submerging Differences 1. Made a confederacy based
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is still seen today in Christianity. John Calvin is considered one of the most prominent figures during the sixteenth century because of his paramount religious perspectives. He was mentored by many distinguished figures that were a part of the Reformation movement that effected some of the essential composition of Calvinism doctrines. Calvin’s unique perspecticdid believe in supralapsarian where the priest has been given the special authority to act as a spiritual mediator between God and mankind
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carrying out the Gospel benevolent teachings to common people; they sought to make religion a personal and spiritual inner experience. They facilitated the religious practices and were a true religious revival. The Council of Trent It was the reformation and reconciliation of the Church. The council strengthened the Catholic doctrines and further spreaded Catholicism to more people; it also halted the future spread of Protestantism and won back the reputation of Catholic Church. Henry VIII (of
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Indulgences were being sold during the Renaissance to take out and lessen the time souls had in purgatory. After the souls would be brought out of purgatory‚ the souls would then immediately get a “free pass” to heaven. The indulgences did not only benefit the person who bought them‚ but could also be for a deceased friend or relative‚ and be passed down to his or her heir. Pope Leo X was selling indulgences to earn money to build St. Peter’s Basilica. He also needed the money to pay back every bank
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