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Feb 26, 1350
Italian renaissance begins
The Renaissance is considered to have started in Florence. At the start of the Renaissance, Italy was divided up into a number of powerful city-states. These were areas of land that were ruled by a large city. Each city-state had its own government. One of the major city-states was Florence.http://www.ducksters.com/history/how_did_the_renaissance_start.php -
Period: Feb 26, 1350 to
Renaissance
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Feb 27, 1434
De' Medici
The Medici family, also known as the House of Medici, first attained wealth and political power in Florence in the 13th century through its success in commerce and banking. Beginning in 1434 with the rise to power of Cosimo de’ Medici (or Cosimo the Elder), the family’s support of the arts and humanities made Florence into the cradle of the Renaissance, a cultural flowering rivaled only by that of ancient Greece. http://www.history.com/topics/medici-family -
Feb 27, 1450
Christian humanism spreads into northern Europe
After Petrarch, the humanism philosophy spread first through Italy, then into other parts of Europe. During the mid to late 14th century, a number of scholars in Florence followed Petrarch’s lead and collected and studied ancient works. They lectured about them, imitated the style of the ancient works and the city of Florence became a center of humanistic learning.http://www.all-about-renaissance-faires.com/renaissance_info/renaissance_and_humanism.htm -
Feb 27, 1508
Michelangelo begins painting the Sistine Chapel
Pope Julius II (also known as Giulio II) requested that Michelangelo paint the Sistine Chapel's ceiling. Julius was determined that Rome should be rebuilt to its former glory, and had embarked on a vigorous campaign to get the job done. That such splendor would (a) add luster to the name of Julius II and (b) serve to supercede anything that Pope Alexander VI had accomplished.http://arthistory.about.com/od/famous_paintings/a/sischap_ceiling.htm -
Feb 27, 1517
Martin Luther indicates the Protestant Reformation
Luther's “95 Theses,” which propounded two central beliefs—that the Bible is the central religious authority and that humans may reach salvation only by their faith and not by their deeds—was to spark the Protestant Reformation. Although these ideas had been advanced before, Martin Luther codified them at a moment in history ripe for religious reformation. Protestantism soon emerged and was shaped by Luther’s ideas. http://www.history.com/topics/martin-luther-and-the-95-theses -
Feb 27, 1534
Henry VIII creates the Church of England
Henry VIII established the church in England so that he would be able to divorce his first wife Catherine of Aragon, and marry another wife who could bear him a son. Henry took this action after the Pope had refused to grant him a divorce. Henry was made supreme Head of the Church by an Act of Parliament in 1534 thus making the divorce legal in his eyes.http://www.ask.com/question/why-did-henry-viii-create-the-church-of-england -
Feb 27, 1545
Council of Trent is formed
he Council of Trent, "in session off and on for eighteen years from 1545 to 1563, was one of the most important councils in the history of the Roman Catholic Church" (1). The Council made many decisions for the church during its years in session in an effort to establish the traditions and doctrines of the church, as well as to correct the corruption within it. http://www.thenagain.info/Webchron/westeurope/CouncilTrent.html
