Renaissance+and+Reformation+Religion


 * Desidarius Erasmus || Pope ||
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 * This picture is of Desidarius Erusmus, very famous from the Northern in Rotterdam. He had great interest in education and religious reform. He believed that people should study the ancient classics of the Bible to reform themselves and the society. He developed "The Philosophy of Christ" that encouraged believers to examine Christ's life for examples of love and ethnic behaviors. Also in his work "The Praise of Folly" he examined all the aspects of society, including the Church. || Up until this time, the head of the Catholic Church, the Pope, was the most powerful leader in all of Europe. This is the picture of the Pope painted by Cranagh. Once larger nations came in their monarchs became almost as strong as the Pope. From 1309-1376, the Pope was forced to live in Avigion in Southern France. For more than 1000 years the Pope had resided in Rome. Suddenly, the king of France was telling the Pope where to live. This period of time when the Popes lived in France became known as the Babylonion Captivity. This did not change the image of the Church. ||