Renaissance and Baroque Rome

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Renaissance and Baroque Rome

• 7 November 2005

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Introduction

• Medieval Rome
• Late Medieval Politics
• Renaissance Rome
• Baroque Rome
• Modern Rome

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Medieval Rome

• Catholics think of Rome, Vaticn City, as place
  where Pope lives and territory belonging to him
• However, between 7th and 19th C Pope physically
  controlled much of Italy
• City of Rome was spiritual capitol of all Western
  Christendom political capitol of much of Italy

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Late Medieval Politics

• Very weakened papacy from 14th and 15th C
• Avignon papacy (1305-1378)
• Counciliar movement multiple claimants to papacy
• Great Western Schism (1378-1415)
• Papacy