Tag: MIDDLE AGES
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7/16/22 TABLE OF MEDIEVAL POPES, THE CRUSADES, ETC.

NAME OF POPE OR OTHER DATES OF REIGN OR CRUSADE NOTES Nicholas II 1058-1061 Honorius II 1061-1072 Opposition Pope Alexander II 1061-1073 Gregory VII 1073-1085 Clement III 1073-1100 Opposition Pope Victor III 1086-1087 Urban II 1088-1099 First Crusade 1095-1102 Called for by Pope Urban II to recapture Jerusalem; Edessa, Antioch, Caesarea, Acre, and Jerusalem captured…
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7/12/22 THE FRANCISCANS AND PETER OF JOHN OLIVI

Good morning! Today we take a look at the Franciscans, and Peter Olivi in particular. As some of you may be aware, St. Francis started off life as Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone, the son of a rich merchant in Assisi, Italy. He had a series of religious experiences that led him away from his…
