were/are and why they came to South America. The term “Jesuit” refers to someone belonging to the Society of Jesus (abbreviated S.J.), an order in the Roman Catholic Church. The Jesuits are the largest order in the Roman Catholic Church with an estimated 18,000 members as of 2013. The current pope of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis, is a member of the Jesuit society, the first Jesuit, in fact, to hold that position. In the past, Jesuits have served frequently as missionaries and founders
For which reasons did Martin Luther and other reformers contest the power and authority of the Catholic Church? There were quite a few matters that led to the ultimate rebellion against the Church and consequent reformation in the 16th century. The Roman Catholic Church had come to dominate religious life by the tenth century in Northern and Western Europe. Many people began criticizing the Church and it’s practices over the centuries long before the reformation began, however development of the
body and that we were made in gods likeness so we should be made in statues and paintings. More self portraits were made and statues of humans. Studio humanitas- the study of the human body and how it works. Many people such as Leonardo da Vinci wanted to study the human body because they wanted to see how we worked and what made us work. They studied bones muscles and the inside of the human body and out. Petrarch- Father of Humanism. Was a collector of classical manuscripts. Through his efforts
St. Michael (Michael, which means “who is like God”) the Archangel fought in heaven to block the evil powers of satan and all of his followers. He is an archangel but is sometimes placed higher than all angels. Scriptures describe Saint Michael as the leader in heaven to fight off satan. Today he is seen as a patron and protector by the church. The church celebrates st. Michael on his feast day which is September 29th. In the New Testament Michael leads God's armies against Satan's forces where