It's called a trumeau. Art though the ages says "trumeau- In church architecture, the pillar or center post supporting the lintel in the middle of the doorway."
Pictures made from colorful pieces of glass - such as those seen in most church windows - are called mosaics.
The important reaction against the Catholic Church during the Renaissance was known as the Protestant Reformation, which began in the early 16th century, led by figures like Martin Luther and John Calvin. This movement challenged the authority and practices of the Church, resulting in the establishment of various Protestant denominations. In response, the Catholic Church initiated the Counter-Reformation, a period of internal reform and reaffirmation of church doctrines, which began with the Council of Trent in the mid-16th century.
The Pope was in charge of the church during the Renaissance. Throughout the Renaissance, there were several popes.
The church approved of Da Vinci's work because the church paid him to paint and build sculptures that supported their faith and put important events into something which the faiths followers could look at and reflect on.
The clergy members had better education, church services were more attractive, and Catholicism spread throughout the world
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The Catholic Church, or simply "the Church": there was no other in medieval Europe, and it certainly wasn't referred to as the Roman Catholic Church until the protestant revolt in England centuries later. The center of the Church was in Rome; the word "catholic" means universal. It was meant as the "universal church", or the church for everybody.
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EVERYONE in medieval times. The main push for this belief was caused by the church.
ChurchThe centres of Medieval life were the castle or manor of the lord and the church.
This has been a misconception for many years. The central passageway is not called an aisle, it is called the central passageway. The aisles of a church are those pathways nearest the walls.
For the north and south doorway they are called a "porch". The Western end of a church is called a "Galilee porch" in reference to Christ leading his disciples after the resurrection into Galilee.
excommunication. It's still the same now.
A tax charged by the Church and the middle age and is still practiced together is called tithe. This is 10 percent of the income of the faithful that is used in the running of the church programs. I