It is a fountain in the Trevi rione in Rome‚ Italy. This fountain is at the junction of three roads. And that is why we call it ‘Trevi Fountain’. In 1629 Pope Urban VIII‚ found the earlier fountain not attractive enough‚ then asked Gian Lorenzo Bernini to renovate it. But when the Pope died‚ the project was abandoned. In 1730‚ Pope Clement XII organized a contest in which Nicola Salvi initially lost to Alessandro Galilei. But due to the outcry in Rome over the fact that a Florentine won‚ Salvi
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000 executions during his reign‚ two of which were his wives. (Barksdale) Henry decided he didn’t need Pope Clement’s approval to rule on issues concerning the church of England. Henry petitioned Pope Clements. However‚ he was rebuffed because of pressure from his first wife‚ Catherine’s‚ nephew. (History.com staff) Besides King Henry deciding he could just tule on everything without the pope he had been leading the country pretty well up until this point.
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century‚ Pope Gelasius I told the Roman emperor it was important to defer to papal authority. He wrote this in a demanding and domineering way in order to maintain power over secular rulers. Gelasius I’s letter illustrates the idea of papal primacy where he stated‚ “[P]iously bow your neck to those who have charge of divine affairs” (doc. 3). Since the pope argued that rulers should “bow” to the clergy‚ this indicates the power of the pope over secular rulers. Similarly‚ Pope Gregory VII asserted
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The Black Death was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history‚ it resulted in the deaths of about 75 to 200 million people in Europe in the years 1346–53. The cause of this sudden eruption of the plague is not exactly known. From the Gobi desert‚ it spread out in all directions. The plague then spread eastward to China. During the expansion of trade during the Early and High Middle ages‚ trade routes with China were strengthened and ventured greatly. European traders‚ particularly those
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Machiavelli-Ideals of the Renaissance: An Analysis of Machiavelli’s principles It has been the general outlook among political philosophers that there is a particular association between moral goodness and legitimate authority. Many authors believed that the use of political power was only correct if it was employed by a ruler whose personal moral character was strictly virtuous. Therefore‚ rulers were advised that if they wanted to be a successful ruler‚ they must behave according to the conventional
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The stories of the crusades of the middle ages are filled with tales of bravery‚ religious devotion‚ and of course‚ the battles of knights who crave fame‚ riches‚ and glory. One very famous group of knights was “The Poor Knights of Christ and the Temple of Solomon”(Napier) also known as The Templars or The Knights Templar. These knights had an unforgettable end filled with misfortune. The Templars formed around the start of the crusades in 1118 A.D. The jobs of the Templars included defending the
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factors that must take into consideration. For instance Wolsey’s failure sometimes was out of his control as Queen Catherine was Charles V’s aunt so he would never accept the annulment in fear of hear being humiliated. Charles also had captured Pope Clement this meant that all decisions would have been controlled and manipulated to Charles’ will‚ delaying the annulment even more. Another failure that was out of Wolsey’s control was the role of factions within the court‚ Anne Boleyn and her family
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the debate with Cajetan in 1518‚ Luther remained unmoved and incredibly defiant of his ideologies and this developed his idea of the sola scriptura. Luther’s defiance improved the progression of the reformation and claimed that the Pope was incorrect about his Clement VI’s bull and that it was contrary to the sola scriptura; thus providing him more influence over all the other theologians who were present. At the debate Cajetan questioned Luther’s thoughts on
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catholic church by Pope Leo X in 1520. the prayers are set in sets of decades. these decades reflect on the mysteries and events in the life and ministry of Jesus Christ. The laity wanted to be able to pray with the monks. The monks came up with a solution to use sets of prayers so the laity could keep pace with them. This would help both groups start and finish together. The rosary was revealed first to Saint Dominic by Mary. This belief is supported by thirteen popes. Pope Clement VIII declared
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The Medieval times and the Renaissance each had their separate views of humanism. The Renaissance rejected all beliefs and ideas that the Medieval times had developed. Medieval times thought that the human body and individualism were sinful while Renaissance thinkers said that individualism should be glorified. The main complaints made against the church were corruption and hypocrisy within the clergy. These complaints reflected the Renaissance ideas of individualism in that the clergy thought that
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