The Crusades, though in the first place aiming at the deliverance of the holy sepulchre, repeatedly supplied the popes with a willing army for coercing hostile princes. None of the successors of Gregory attained so great a power and came so near realizing the establishment of the papal ...
Saints of the Catholic Church, Roman Catholic Saints. There is good reason why the cult of the saints in heaven is valued by Christian people, that is, so that they may employ their help.
HISTORY Vault: The Crusades: Crescent and the Cross In 1095, Pope Urban II launched an unprecedented military campaign to seize back Jerusalem from Muslim hands. Over 60,000 Christian warriors would spend years journeying and fighting to reclaim the Holy City in the name of God. Click Here Co...
preparing the way for the great lawyer-popes of the 13th century. He was an advocate ofCrusadesin the Holy Land and against heretics. Concerned as well with the religious life of the church, he co-opted the mendicant movement of theWaldensesby recognizing the order of St. Francis and some...
Roman Catholic saints and heroes! The glory of the Catholic Church throughout the ages. The Blessed Virgin, titles of Mary, calendars of the saints
Here we discover how Rome became the heart of the Roman Catholic religion and played a role in transforming Western Europe into Christendom. We gain a view of the Crusades undistorted by today's agendas, explore the Counter-Reformation as the fruit of the venerable Catholic reforming tradition, ...
Pope and the Roman Catholic Church made many positive‚ as well as negative influences on Europe during the Middle Ages. Some of the positive influences were education and music. Some negative influences were the Crusades and conflicts between Kings and the Pope over power. As illustrat...
Crusades Eastern Rite "Option" Evolution Fatima "Filioque" Addition to the Nicene Creed Galileo Hail Mary, "Full of Grace" -- or just "Highly Favored One"? Holy Ghost or Holy Spirit? Immaculate Conception and St. Thomas Aquinas Indulgences "Judge Not" Latin Vulgate and Douay...
founded by Alexios I Komnenos, who concentrated on consolidating power and reorganizing the empire after the decline of the Macedonian Dynasty. The Komnenos emperors made major military and political gains, enabling the empire to survive external threats, such as the Seljuk Turks and the Crusades....
Protect thy Church immortal – I beg of thee – each moment of the day. Her child, I immolate myself for her. I live by love!” Elsewhere, Little Therese had chanted her prayer: “I would have the soul of a priest Resemble an angel in Heaven. ...