Articles related to "Albigensian"

When Rome was threatened with the usurpation of it's influence in matters of knowledge and learning, it began the first crusade against local Europeans.

The Albigensians and the Arians were the cause of more General Councils of the Church being called than any of the other heretical groups.

The time of Pope Innocent III is a struggle between secular and religious powers. Through his reign, the Roman Catholic Church came to dominate medieval Europe.

Heresies emerged in the early church in part because there was no uniformity in doctrine.

If a person professes the belief of the Catholic Church but believes doctrines contrary to it, that is a heresy.

Rejecting the wealth and temporal activities of the Catholic Church, the Cathar movement adopted beliefs that denied core Catholic teaching, hence enduring persecution.

Mellifluous has the definition of being like honey - sweet and smooth.

A Catholic sect of the Roman Catholic Church which fought hypocracies present in their time, the Cathars were slaughtered and eliminated during the crusades.

The troubadours, or singing minstrels, of the middle-ages would sing poems about the Crusades. The early songs were full of praise, but the later one's full of anger.

Otto Rahn was a historian and archeologist whose work for the SS made him a possible inspiration for the villains of the Indian Jones series

The term "heresy" comes from a Greek word "Hairesis" which means to choose for oneself.

In the Roman Empire, heresy became punishable by civil law.

Southern France is one of the most picturesque and vital places to visit. The towns and cities in the Languedoc region are both unique and ancient sites of beauty.

This medieval chateau situated on the banks of the Aude river in the South of France attracts thousands of tourists each year with its sheer beauty and mystique.

The origin of this name for Mary goes back to an apparition of the Blessed Virgin to St. Dominic in 1208 in the city of Prouille.

Simon de Montfort fought to limit a King's misuse of power and reform the government of England; he almost succeeded.

There is little order in the timing of the General Councils of the church.