It is apparent that these rulers, similar to the remaining populace regarded the Church as their superior, and did so with good reason- this religious institution was both very wealthy and omnipotent, making it a force to be reckoned with. Although the Christian Church started off with humble beginnings, it eventually became the most widespread religion in most of Europe during medieval times. In this era, if it were not for various Frankish rulers this result could not have been attained, as the rulers strongly supported the teachings of Christianity. Charlemagne, a French sovereign helped the Church organize rural Christian districts, each with their own priests. In doing so, the once urban religion was able to reach inhabitants of the countryside.
As mentioned earlier on, the dynasty played a pivotal role in uniting most of Western Europe and the man who was behind all this was called Charles Martel. Martel was a Frankish ruler and the Mayor of Austrasia (714-741 A.D) which was located on the eastern part of the Frankish empire. He emerged to be a strong leader and was regarded as a king. He established a power base that marked the foundation of the Carolingian dynasty. This was achieved by defeating the Muslims in 732 A.D in the famous Battle of Tours near Poitiers.
The saints known to have had particular devotions to Saint Joseph are Saint Bernard, Saint Thomas Aquinas, Saint Gertrude, Saint Bridget of Sweden, Saint Alphonsus ,and Saint Teresa of Avila. As the Bible tells us, Saint Joseph was descended from the royal house of David. A village carpenter of Nazareth, he was chosen among all
In October 1799 Napoleon became first consul of the government and in so being became the most powerful man in France. Napoleon claimed to be the “heir of the revolution” and to begin with he introduced a new system of government promoting “career open to talent” which allowed people from various origins to take high ranking positions in the government and military. Napoleon also made feudalism, which was abolished by the revolution illegal in France thus showing his support for the revolution. Napoleon also introduced legal reforms by writing the “Code Napoleon.” With this he replaced the law codes of the ancient regime which during the revolution had caused much confusion. This new set of laws meant that every French citizen had equal rights promoting the revolutionary idea of equality among all men.
St Benedict of Nursia, an Exemplary Hero of the Christian Church By Alfred James Christianity and the church have made significant progress through the first 1400 years of its history. Together as a community, they have faced many calamities and survived battles, persecution and sacrificed themselves for their faith. Throughout Church history, we are able to identify many individuals that assisted and guided the church through turbulent times and we now consider them as heroes and heroines of the Christian Church. St Benedict of Nursia, patron saint of Europe and the founder of western monasticism is such an individual. St Benedict was a person that made significant contribution to the growth of Christianity and the Christian monastic communities.
Through the laity’s involvement in the liturgy, their strong allegiance to Saints, and the emphasis on Purgatory, we see that the laity were in fact very devout to the Church, with the Church playing a distinct role in the way the Christians lived almost every aspect of life, even into their dying days. In many ways, the Reformation was not a liberation that restored the true Christianity after years of corruption and degeneration, as many people are taught. Early Protestantism was brought about by a series of noble assertions-- the free availability of grace to anyone who sought it, the sanctity of God’s Holy Word, and the authority of grace being the only need for salvation. However, many historians depict the Reformation as coming from the obvious disconnect between the laity and God, with the medieval lay people cut off from the mercy and love of Christ. According to A. G. Dickens’ studies in The English Reformation, the Middle Ages laity faced “quite terrifying views of punishment in the life to come...it was small wonder that they felt more comfortable with saints than with God” (Dickens 20).
Much of Gaudí's work was marked by his four life passions: architecture, nature, religion and love for Catalonia. Gaudí’s Roman Catholic faith intensified during his life and religious images permeate his work. This earned him the nickname "God's Architect" and led to calls for his beatification. One of his great masterpiece La Sagrada Família (Holy Family Church): Gaudi’s association with the architect martorell landed him what was to become his most important commission-designing La Sagrada Familia Cathedral. He began work on it soon after graduating in 1883, and dedicated the last 16 years of his life entirely to the project.
In Europe the monasteries began in Italy and it then spread through the rest of Western Europe by 1100. Also, priests were in charge of running churches, they taught that anyone who would live a good life would be rewarded by God; during this times, church brought peace to Europe. Though, there was a factor which bad influenced people and it was the “Crusades”. They started by 1905 when Pope urban II sent knights to go fight for the Holly Land, which was where Jesus had lived and they thought that Christians must get it not Muslims. The second crusade started in 1097 when the official army was sent to fight the land and two years later Christians got Jerusalem.
BISHOP T. D. JAKES: A LEADERSHIP PERSPECTIVE CASE STUDY Team B Yvette D. Best, Mario Gilbert, and Brenda Glover Belhaven University MSL601, Introduction to Graduate Studies Dr. Bridget M. Jackson March 20, 2014 Abstract Great leaders last a lifetime by making deliberate actions and living a purposeful life. Bishop T. D. Jakes by far is one of the greatest contemporary Christian leaders. Bishop T. D. Jakes is a phenomenal transformational leader with a charismatic leadership approach. His mission and vision to lead the masses the True and Living God is exemplified thorough his great works in his ministry, community, and globally. This paper a case study of his leadership perspective integrating biblical principles for an exceptional Christian worldview.
In education especially the control of the church was used to influence future generations in its favour. Leaders of the church were sympathetic to nationalists if there was no violence involved in their movements but after the Anglo-Irish Treaty 1921, they were in favour of the free state. During the civil war they even would excommunicate republicans so when there was peace in 1923 bishops were confident to be highly influential in the new state especially since it was a mostly catholic population. In the 1920s many Free State citizens thought the granting of independence as a triumph for the long time suffering Irish catholic against the officially protestant British state. This strengthened the view of the catholic religion with Irish identity and with a widespread decline of the Irish language; many valued their catholic religion as one of their main signs of their Irish identity.