St. John Paul II Saint John Paul II was the first non-italian pope in 400 years . He became pope in 1978 and died on April 2nd 2005. During his time as pope an assassin tried to kill him. The assassin ultimately failed and John Paul II was able to recover. He later forgave the assassin, and went back to spreading God's word. A characteristic of Saint John Paul II spirituality would be that he was very loving .He followed the example Jesus in everything he did and showed love to everyone. An example of this characteristic would be that after a failed assassination attempt, he forgave Ali Agca (his assailant). He even visited him in jail and requested for the assailant to be pardoned. Also another example would be his motto “Totus Tuus” meaning
John Pope In 1770 John Pope was born in prince William County, Virginia. He inter the war of 1812 he was unsuccessful to serving a single term in the us military. Win he was a young kid he lost his arm to a farming accent. His father put him in a privet school in bartend, Kentucky.
Mama, mama who is that riding there horse through the village? Thats is Paul Revere! He was a silversmith and he was a nice young man. One of his most known affairs that Paul had was the Midnight Ride. When Paul was young he was quite a man.
I can take no delight in the effusion of human blood; but, if this war should continue i wish to have the most active part.” John Paul was born on July 6, 1747 in Kirkcudbright,Scotland. Young John was the son of a gardener and at the age of 13, he went to sea. He served aboard a merchant ship and move through the ranks. While moving through the mercent ranks, John sailed on trading vessels and slavers.
King John King John, known for his outrageous temper, his lechery and unstable temperament, is arguably one of, if not the worst king to ever sit on England’s throne. Born on 24th December 1166, he was the 5th child of Henry ∣∣ and Eleanor of Aquitaine. Being the youngest of the 5 children did not guarantee him an inheritance of wealth or property with the result of him being named John Lackland. He was originally destined for a career in the church to which he rebelled, eventually being educated by Ranulf de Glanvill, chief justiciar (English monarchs, 2016). In an attempt to improve his son’s prospects, Henry betrothed John to his wealthy second cousin, Isabella of Gloucester at the age of 9.
Like Saint Augustine in the sixth century, Pope Gregory VII tried to reform the church in the eleventh century. During his first synod in 1074 C.E., Gregory " decreed that no one could be admitted to orders without a vow of celibacy and that the laity was forbidden to attend the services of an unchaste priest, deacon, or subdeacon. " This statement stemmed from the pope 's ability of his plenitudo potestatis or fullness of power. The pope would have this authority, because the position of the pope marks a lineage that is supposed to lead back to St. Peter, who the Christian religion was built on. If an individual did not follow Gregory 's decrees, they would receive escalating punishments.
Saint Gregory the Illuminator is widely regarded as the saint that helped convert Armenia to Christianity. He was a monk and what he learned in his monastic life helped guide him on his mission to convert Armenia to Christianity. Saint Gregory the Illuminator was not the first person to bring Christianity to Armenia. The first people to do that were two of Jesus’s apostles Bartholomew and Thaddeus. Saint Judas Thaddaeus was the first person to do it.
“Fides ET ratio” which was written in 1998 by Pope St. John Paul the II to all the bishops to demonstrate the relationship between faith and reason. Pope St. John Paul the II wrote the encyclical to support and at the same time help the old Christian philosophy. "Faith and reason are like two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth; and God has placed in the human heart the desire to know the truth — in a word, to know himself — so that by knowing and loving God, men and women can come to the fullness of the truth about themselves" (n. 1) With that sentence Pope St. John Paul the II begins the encyclical, Fides et Ratio. Pope St. John Paul II believed that faith and reason has a lot of interconnection to help
“POPE MELCHIADES/ MILTIADES” (311-314). “Miltiades, Saint, POPE. The year of his birth is not known; he was elected pope in either 310 or 311; died 10 or January 11, 314. ” Miltiades (the name is also written Melchiades), a “native of Africa”, was elevated to the papacy.” (The Original Catholic Encyclopedia).
In the Gospel of Mark, Jesus is presented as the “Christ, the Messiah” (Mk 1:1 NAB). These are the first words of Mark. However, what does this mean? Through the Gospel, Mark wants to answer this question with several facts. The Gospel is divided in two main sections: first, chapter 1 to 8 shows the human part of Jesus and performing several miracles.
After serving the third longest pontificate in history, Pope John Paul II died on March 30, 2005. Skipping the usual five year wait, the Holy Father was canonized shortly after his death (Evert 202-205). Saint John Paul II had served a heroic life which sent him throughout the world meeting many different people. Saint John Paul II is an example of a hero through the story of his childhood and early adulthood, his heroic fight against the Nazis, his fight against the Communists, his rise to being pope, his love for young people, his love for human love, his love for the Blessed Sacrament, his love for the Virgin Mary, his love for the Cross, and the memories that still live on about his papacy.
That meant that he cared for Rome and thought it was the right decision for Caesar to be gone, but once the people found out that he and Cassius
St. John Paul II, formally named Karol Józef Wojtyła, is recognized to be one of the most well traveled world leader as well as a key subordinate for the abolishment of communism in his native Poland and eventually throughout Europe. He was born on May 18, 1920 and died at the age of 84 on April 2, 2005. A native polish, he had a tough childhood. His mother died at childbirth, his sister died before he was born and his brother died from scarlet fever. In 1939 the Nazi occupation began and Wojtyła was forced to work.
St. John Paul II was born in Wadowice, Poland in 1920. His Mother, father, and older brother all died before he turned 21. His promising academic career was cut short by World War II, in which he worked in a quarry and chemical factory. While serving in World War II, he joined an underground seminary at the quarry he worked at. When he was ordained in 1946, he was sent to Rome, where he earned a degree in theology.
According to Biography.com, “Pope’s epigrams are some of the most frequently quoted passages in the English language.” Why? Because mostly everyone can relate to the passages he writes. “His aim was to condense, methodize, and give as perfect and novel expression as he could to floating opinions”. (Anthology of English Literature).
John Milton was a literary revolutionary for his time; ideas we now consider commonplace Milton proposed within his writings. Milton’s ideas were radical and controversial for his time. Within his writings, Milton advocated that the individual, not the Church should interpret the Bible. He further stated that the government had no reason to interfere with the religious worship of its people as well as the idea that rulers should be held accountable for their actions. However, Milton’s initial idea of liberty and freedom of the press is one that our country itself is founded upon and is enumerated in his famous speech Areopagitica (Maus et al. 786).