Renaissance+Religion

This picture is of Martin Luther posting the 95 theses on the door of the Wittenberg Church. There are many people gathered around watching Luther post his Theses. His theses angered the church, asking Luther to then recant. When Luther refused, the church hreatened to excommunicate him. When he still refused, he was then excommunicated by the church. This started riots throughout Germany. He was later un-excommunicated from the church.

This is a portrait of the "Last Supper" by Leonardo Da Vinci. The "Last Supper" shows Jesus and the twelve apostles feasting at the last supper. This is one of many paintings by Leonardo Da Vinci. Leonardo had many talents including sculpting, painting, inventing and more. He painted the famous "Mona Lisa" which is another one of my artifacts in my museum.

This is a picture of the Council of Trent. The Council of Trent met for a series of meetings in the Cathedral of San Vigilio, Trentino, Italy. They tackled issues of reform that divided European Christians before protests from men like Martin Luther. the Council of Trent was one in a long line of attempts to correct abuses, part of a cycle of reform that stretched back to the early days of the Roman Catholic Church. The Council of Trent addressed key problems within the Christian community and further galvanized the Catholic Church to combat Protestantism in the Counter-Reformation. Its influence was a long-lasting one; the Council confirmed and reiterated Catholic positions on the priesthood, sacraments, and place of tradition down to the late 20th century.