The Jesuits are an order of men in the Roman Catholic Church. Saint Ignatius Loyola founded this order in 1534. The official name of the Jesuit order is the Society of Jesus. Members of the Jesuit order take simple vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, and they become scholastic. The motto of...
Religious Orders and Communities. Religious Orders and Communities, religious bodies, specifically of the Christian Church, whose members live under a distinctive rule, or discipline. The members of the greater number of Christian religious orders are ordained priests, although lay members are ...
(Western Civilizations Vol.2 515) The Counter-Reformation Movement was the movement within the Roman Catholic Church in the 16th and 17th centuries that tried to eliminate within that church and to respond to the Protestant Reformation.Not until Paul III became pope in 1534 did the Roman Catholic church receive the leadership it needed to coordinate these impulses and meet the challenge of the Protestants. ... Paul III, as well as his successors, also committed papal resources to military action against the Protestants. ...
The Society of Jesus, more commonly known as the Jesuits, is a society within the Roman Catholic Church that was founded in 1540 by Ignatius of Loyola and instituted by Pope Paul III. The Jesuits Main goal in the 17th century were to convert the First Nations into Jesuits. If the First Nations were ...
Overwhelmingly similar are the cases of Henry II and Becket compared to Barbarossa and Alexander III. ... The European Church/State Relationship During the period in which Becket was to become Archbishop, the papacy of Alexander III was under a great threat from the forceful pursuit of Barbarossa. ... When his ally, Pope Adrian IV died in 1159 and was replaced by Alexander III, Barbarossa was intent on invading Milan and did so successfully. ... His intent was to depose Alexander III and place his own religious pawn at the head of the Church. ...
There are many things that shaped and molded Europe's great history, but religion really tops the list of these factors. From the rise of Christianity, to the Reformation, Europe goes through various events that form it as it is today. When the might of the Roman Empire reached all the way to t...
The Middle Ages saw the Christian Church peak in its political and social power. So great was their influence that the era is sometimes called the Age of Faith. However the same time period brought about great turmoil within the Church and its followers. During the height of the Christian Chur...
Interestingly enough, Rodrigo was only 25 years old when his uncle Pope Callixtus III promoted him to Cardinal Deacon in Carcere. Subsequently, Rodrigo was also given an official position in the Roman Curia by his Uncle Callixtus III as Vice Chancellor of the Roman Catholic Church. ...
It was the beginning of the sixteenth century when the Catholic Church had become extremely powerful, especially across Europe, but "internally corrupt". Protestants were already calling to reform the Roman Church and Reformers such as German Martin Luther, Frenchman Jean Calvin, and King Henry VII...
From the iconoclasm to the modern functions of images in ecclesiastical life, icons have known a culturally, politically and spiritually controversial existence. During the Byzantine period between 726 and 843 , a struggle brewed between the faithful icon lovers, iconophiles, and the icon-destroyin...
Ignatius of Loyola and The Jesuits Ignatius of Loyola formerly known as Inigo Lopez of Loyola founded the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) in 1540. As well Pope Paul III had recognized Loyola's group as an order. The Jesuits were started by a small group of well educated men and had grown rapidly wit...
For centuries the Roman Catholic Church had dominated Western Europe both politically and religiously. The Church gave its blessing to king and emperors, this was evident with the crowning of Charlemange by Pope Leo III on Christmas day. The Church was also able to force its will and influence on t...
The Second Vatican Council, an ecumenical meeting, was the first in almost a century. With it came the introduction and implementation of changes that rocked every aspect of Church life. Lasting from 1962 to 1965 under the leadership of two of the most influential Popes to ever take up an office in...
Summary Until Galileo's time science was a handmaiden of philosophy which in turn was the handmaiden of theology. Galileo according to Drake wished to free science from this bondage as the historical obstacle to its utility and progress. As Drake explains " the silencing and punishment of Galileo t...
For many centuries, there was very little scientific advancement due to a restraint the Catholic Church had over Europe during the Middle Ages, but this all changed during The Scientific Revolution. During the Middle Ages, the Catholic Church had created a system of beliefs based on the teachings o...
