Gianlorenzo Bernini Kelsey Hardy Born in 1598 in Naples‚ Gianlorenzo Bernini would go on to dominate the art world with his sculptures and architecture. Bernini was born to sculptor Pietro Bernini and Angelica Galante. He was the sixth of thirteen children. Bernini would not marry until May 1639‚ when he wed twenty-two year old Caterina Tezio. She bore him eleven children. He later died in Rome in 1680 and was buried in the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore. Bernini’s career began under his
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Catholic Church in England owned much of the land and had amassed much wealth. Many religious groups in England had been pushing for reform since the 1300’s. King Henry was married and wanted his marriage annulled so he could marry another woman‚ but the Pope would not grant this annulment; Henry created his own church and appointed himself as the head of his new church so that he could grant himself an annulment. The consequences of England’s break from Rome were far reaching and long lasting. One reason
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Templar Knights began with the overall purpose of protecting the pilgrims on the journeys. In 1129‚ The order was officially endorsed by the catholic church‚ becoming exempt from all laws‚ authorities‚ and taxes‚ and answering only to the pope‚ who at the time was Pope Innocent The Second. With a clear mission and ample resources from the church‚ the Templars would grow rapidly from a small order of militant monks‚ to becoming a key component of the crusades. Not only did the Knights Templar come to
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WORLD HISTORY II -- CLASS NOTES (Revised Fall 2002) Class Introduction – Syllabus Text: The Heritage of World Civilizations (Craig‚ Graham‚ Kagan‚ Ozment‚ Turner)‚ N.J.: Prentice Hall‚ 2002. Chapter 16 The Late Middle Ages and The Renaissance in the West (1300 – 1527) Calamity and New Beginnings Culture: Culture exercise: Japanese Printer His pregnant wife Olympic athlete College Coed Rabbi Med. Stud./Bl. Militant Biochemist Hollywood Starlet Policeman/with
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successful in asserting its dominance over the Western Church? The extent to which the papacy asserted dominance over the Western Church has been greatly disputed amongst historians. Certain historians would argue that there is little to suggest that the pope had control from inside other than papal reform to prevent unrest and‚ would argue that in fact the real conflict was between him and individual states and that he had to deal with multiple reforms and claims that failed. However‚ there are Historians
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emperor of Germany and Gregory VII was the Pope. The controversy between these men brought about many issues. In 1706‚ these issues are brought up in a long letter written by Henry IV. He addresses this letter to the Pope (Noble 250). Henry IV begins this letter to the Pope by immediately denouncing him and calling him a “false monk” (250). Henry goes into detail on how the Pope has not brought honor but disgrace to the church. He points out the mistreatment of the Pope when he says‚ “you have dared
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Nailuj Hernandez AP European History Before the great Renaissance which was a time where everything flourished there was the 14th century‚ events hit it and it went into the dark ages. Death was everywhere‚ religion was confusing. The Bubonic Plague was one event that changed the movement towards the Renaissance. The sickness was hitting populations and dropping it like flies. There were only so many survivors. The Hundreds Years war became a civil war in France. The Great Schism played
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Bibliography: Kertzer‚ David. The Popes Against the Jews: The Vatican’s Role in the Rise of Modern Anti-Semitism. New York: Knopf‚ 2001. Miles‚ Clement. Christmas Customs and Traditions: Their History and Significance. (New York: Dover Publications‚ 1976) 178‚ 263-271. Nissenbaum‚ Stephen. The Battle for Christmas: A Cultural History of America’s
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century England was torn by a series of civil wars between two dynasties‚ the Yorkists and the Lancastrians. The wars ended in 1485 when Henry Tudor won the battle of Bosworth and gained the throne of England. Henry Tudor (1457-1509) was crowned Henry VII on 30 October 1485 beginning a new dynasty. In January 1486 he married Elizabeth of York‚ daughter of Edward IV‚ uniting the dynasties of York and Lancaster. However the Yorkists were unwilling to accept the situation. In 1487 they attempted a rebellion
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. The year of 1492 is a year the congregation of Jewish people will always remember. This was the year that over 200‚000 Jewish people were forced to leave the land of Spain because of Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand ordering the removal in a somewhat peaceful manner‚ thanks to Father Tomas de Torquemada. Father Tomas de Torquemada stalled the time of the expulsion of Jews’ to March instead of January. Spain was under invasion by Muslims at the time and had just defeated the Muslims
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