De' Medici. The hugely powerful Medici family
from Italy were not only the power behind the throne, but also the
throne itself for three periods of reign. Catherine De' Medici was the
queen consort of Henry II of France (reigned 1547-59) and subsequently
regent of France (1560-74), and was also one of the most influential
personalities of the Catholic-Huguenot wars. Three of her sons were
kings of France: Francis II, Charles IX, and Henry III. She was the
daughter of Lorenzo the Magnificent, and niece of one Pope and sister of
another. Catherine was actually probably the strongest figure in the
entire period of French history, not only protecting her sons on the
French throne, but fighting off and playing Catholic and Protestant
forces against each other to lessen their influences on the French
Kings.
http://www.funtrivia.com/en/History/The-Reformation-19367.html
Friday, December 5, 2014
Council of Trent Question 2
How did the acts in this document put the Catholic Church in a better position to combat Protestantism?
Council of Trent Question 1
In what ways do these decrees illustrate the desire for reform within the Catholic Church?
Thursday, December 4, 2014
Counter Reformation Student Question 3
Actual Student Question:
When did the Catholic Church get rid of indulgences?
When did the Catholic Church get rid of indulgences?
Counter Reformation Student Question 2
Actual Student Question:
Is there any estimate of how many works were destroyed? Also, is it possible that a particular aartist has very little representation because many most, or all of his works were destroyed during these acts of iconoclasm?
Is there any estimate of how many works were destroyed? Also, is it possible that a particular aartist has very little representation because many most, or all of his works were destroyed during these acts of iconoclasm?
Counter Reformation Student Question 1
Actual student question:
Why would the Catholic priests and higher church leaders want the people not to read the bible? Why would they just want the people to here the bible at church? Why would they not want to translate the bible into the common language?
Why would the Catholic priests and higher church leaders want the people not to read the bible? Why would they just want the people to here the bible at church? Why would they not want to translate the bible into the common language?
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Reformation Question 3
At 2:30 in the video, they mention that Zwingli believed that Eucharist/communion is completely symbolic and is not literally Jesus' body and blood. My family growing up went to a Baptist church, and I assumed that modern protestants assume that communion is a strictly symbolic exercise. Is that true? If so, when did these beliefs in the Eucharist change?
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