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THE PAPACY

By Car420los
  • Apr 29, 900

    Map of Europe

    Map of Europe
    While Charlemagne was still alive, Italy was part of his empire. However, his death caused Italy to fall into a state of
    disorder.
    → (map year 900s)
    Byzantine Empire held parts
    of Italy. The pope ruled the
    Papal States, while Arab
    Muslims ruled Sicily.
    Over time, the Holy Roman
    Empire was weakened by
    internal divisions.
  • Apr 29, 1122

    Concordat of worms

    Concordat of worms
    A long dispute, called the Investiture Controversy, centred on whether it was the Pope or the Emperor who appointed bishops. This was finally resolved at the Concordat of Worms (1122)
  • Apr 29, 1200

    Map of Europe

    Map of Europe
    map 1200s
    The great goal of uniting Germany and Italy
    was never achieved. During the early
    1200s Emperor Frederick II tried to bring
    the two regions together under imperial
    rule. He failed. Each country also remained
    divided into small, independent cities and
    feudal states. The emperor had little real
    control over the fragmented kingdom. Italy
    remained divided into three regions.
    Northern Italy (controlled by the Lombard
    cities), Papal States held power in Italy’s
    center, and the kingdom of Sici
  • Apr 29, 1216

    Innocent III

    Innocent III
    Under him the medieval papacy reached the height of its power. After
    Innocent, however, the worldly power of the church began to weaken. This happened becausemany feltthat church
    laws limited their trade and industry. Also, people began to question some church practices(great wealth,method of
    raising money, worldly lives of some clergy members…)
  • Apr 29, 1300

    John Wycliffe

    John Wycliffe
    In the late 1300s John Wycliffe (priest and teacher at Oxford University)attacked the wealth of the church.
    He promoted the first translation of the Bible into English from Latin. English people could then read the Bible and
    decide for themselves what it meant.
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  • Apr 29, 1378

    Popes

    Popes
    From 1378 until 1417 the Church had two and sometimes three popes. This period of church is called the great
    Schism. The church was divided into opposing groups. For political reasons, each pope had the support of certain
    national rulers and their people and clergy