Albert of Bollstat, or better known as "the Great", was born in Swabia, Germany in either the late 12th century or beginning of the 13th century. Albert was born into a family born of wealth but he was not interested in all the money, but mainly focused on the Lord. As the life of a noble, he turned his back on the riches of his family and devoted his life to serve God and become a Dominican Friar. Even as a young age, Albert would spend all of his time studying unusual sciences. One of the biggest influences on his life was Jordan of Saxony. Albert looked up to Jordan of Saxony as a role model and he spent most of his youth under Jordan’s spiritual guidance. Eventually, Jordan influenced enough to make him join the Order of Preachers. (Hoever, …show more content…
Later on, he became a professor at the University of Paris in which he used a combination of secular learning and theology to explain Aristotle’s method of the universe as a whole. Albert journeyed throughout German and Bohemian regions teaching his secular and religious knowledge, and in 1256 he traveled to Rome to defend the Mendicant Orders against the attacks and preached about the gospels and epistles. By others, he was known as the “bishops with the boots” by how much he traveled to give others a glimpse of his knowledge. In 1256, he became a papal theologian in Rome and became one of the most famous preachers in Europe. Albert ended up writing 38 volumes on biology, botany, physics, chemistry, astronomy, mineralogy, as well as both biblical and theological treatises. In 1260, Albert the Great was named Bishop of Ratisborn, Germany but ended up resigning two years later to commit his life to learning and teaching at …show more content…
Albert the Great was remarkable. He dealt with almost every science and knew how to rationalize and reason with the situation. He believe that natural science can only be dealt with by what we can clearly see and understand, but has nothing to do with the concepts of love or pity. (Sharkey) Albert was one of the first to pioneer the of general method of reason, which we now refer to today as the Scholastic Method. He always used the motto, “Observe. Investigate. Experiment.” which was the launch of the method. (Sharkey) Not forgetting about his theology, he knew how faith alone gives confidence to man and faith is a gift only that God could give us. Due to his brilliance and knowledge, his peers called him “Albertus Magnus” or “universal doctor”. If you look at a picture of St. Albert the Great, he is most likely seen with a scroll or book to indicate his studies and all of the writings he has given
“He was born soon after 770 and was given his father’s name. The family sent him as a boy to the great monastery of Fulda, where he was educated, and made a grant to the abbey of land which they held in the Maingau. In the 790’s he was sent by the abbot to Charlemagne’s court, where he became the pupil of Yorkshireman Alcuin who had gone to teach there, and succeeded him as teacher at the palace school.”
In fact, Charlemagne did not have a last name as we know it today and for that reason he is known as Charlemagne, Charle I and Carolus Magnus which simply means Charle/Karl the Great in the Latin formation. Before Charlemagne became the emperor, he was a professional monarch. His career began when he was king and was surprisingly promoted to a further advanced class in society. Charlemagne did not want to be an emperor, unfortunately he did not have a choice. He was one of those many people who had changed Medieval Europe and had huge effects on the world which was why he was one of the great leaders during that period of time.
Charlemagne ruled the Frankish Kingdom from 768-814. He was one of Pepin the thirds two sons. Charlemagne’s brother, Carolman died in 771, and Charlemagne became the sole ruler of the Franks. Almost as soon as Charlemagne assumed the throne he commenced a series of campaigns. From 772-804 Charlemagne was at war with Saxony, from 773-774 Charlemagne was also at war with the Lombards in Italy. In 778, Charlemagne was invited into Northern Italy to extend Christian influence. In 787 Charlemagne invaded and seized Bavaria. Finally, from 788-797, Charlemagne launched a campaign against the tribal horsemen, the Avars. In 789, Charlemagne issued “The General Admonition”, the concept of the document was that moral reform requires education. At this time, Charlemagne created the palace school at his court, scholars were brought to this school to reform the Frankish priests and people. Various other reforms took place during this time, such as the new form of writing, Carolingian Minuscule, and the writing down of law codes. On December 25, 800, Charlemagne was crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo the third in the St. Peter’s cathedral in Rome. Charlemagne died in 814, and was succeeded by his only remaining son, Louis the Pious.
Throughout the Ages there have been many leaders who were known for their great rule. One of these great men during the 8th century was Charlemagne. The Life of Charlemagne was written by Einhard, a Frankish elite who had the privilege of working in the courts of Charlemagne. The book did not come out till after Charlemagne’s death but, it goes through his life in a thematic fashion. Einhard sets the book by first addressing deeds, habits, and then administration. This writing was one of the first of its kind. While there were many biographies written on the lives of saints known as hagiography, this was the first of its kind to be written about a secular ruler since the time of Antiquity. I will begin by talking about Charlemagne’s rise to power, then about his character and personality, and finally his relationship with his family.
... these all would have been dismissed without experimentation. Instead these ideas have found acceptance regardless of Papal disdain on the basic idea that church endorsement is not a necessary step in the scientific method.
Charlemagne, known as Charlemagne the Great, was one of the greatest rulers of his time. Charlemagne was born in the early years of 742 and passed away on January 28, 814. He was laid to rest in his palace in Aachen. Charlemagne is well known today for his bravery, his strong belief in his religion, and the culture that he introduced to his people. (Charlemagne Biography).
...n, Charlemagne otherwise called Karl and Charles the Great, was a medieval ruler who controlled much of Western Europe. Charlemagne became the king of Franks, a Germanic tribe in present-day Belgium, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and western Germany. He left determined to unite all Germanic people groups into one kingdom, and believer his subjects to Christianity. A gifted military strategist, he used much of his rule occupied with warfare keeping in mind the end goal to perform his objectives. Pope Leo III delegated Charlemagne head of the Romans. In this part, he supported the Carolingian Renaissance, a social and erudite restoration in Europe. When he passed on, Charlemagne's domain included much of Western Europe, and he had likewise guaranteed the survival of Christianity in the West. Today, Charlemagne is alluded to by a few as the father of Europe.
Martin Luther, also known as the “Reformator,” was a superior asset in the Protestant Reformation. He was born on November 10, 1483 in the town of Eisleben, which was located in East Germany. Luther’s parents were Hans Luder and Margaretha nee Lindemann. His father was a farmer and later became a copper miner in Mansfeld. Martin Luther’s parents brought him up in the strict environment of the Roman Catholic Church. With his new job in Mansfeld, Hans made the decision to move his family there in 1484. Hans expected Martin to become a lawyer, so Luther went to Erfurt in 1501 to study law. Luther received his master’s degree in 1505. Shortly after this, he felt like law was not the right place for him. This act upset his father, not only because he dropped out of the university, but he decided that he wanted to become an Augustinian monk in Erfurt. Luther believed that if he was serious about his religion, he could please and do good works for God. However, once again, he was still unhappy. Luther decided to make another life-changing decision by studying theology. He went to Wittenberg to study this subject. Martin...
Blaise Pascal lived during a time when religion and science were clashing and challenging previous discoveries and ideas. Pascal lived from 1623 to 1662 due to his untimely death at the age of thirty nine. The scientific community grew enormously and Pascal was a great contributor to this growth. The growth in the scientific community is known as the Scientific Revolution. He lived in a time where an absolute monarch came into power, King Louis the XIV. Louis XIV was a believer in “one king, one law, and one faith” (Spielvogel, 2012). Pascal saw the destruction of protestant practices in France and the growth and acceptance of scientific discoveries. He used the scientific method to refine previous experiments that were thought to be logical but Pascal proved otherwise and eventually led to Pascal’s Law. He spent his life devoted to two loves: God and science. Within his book, “Pensees,” Pascal argues and shares his thoughts about God, science, and philosophy.
The author Banesh Hoffmann wrote the essay "Unforgettable Albert Einstein," and expresses his admiration at Einstein’s innate ability for getting to the heart of a situation with simple logic. This ability was the secret of his scientific discoveries. Einstein once made a statement that when Mozart composed music, he found the beauty that was already there waiting to be revealed. This one ability was characteristic of Einstein’s findings. He was able to reveal what already existed but had not been discovered. Whether or not he was using every day experiences or working on more abstract projects his approach was the same. He was able to seek and find the simplest answer to a task or a formula.
“Charles the Great” HUM 2223 201610 Juliana Correa 10/01/2015 Word Count: “Charles the Great” Charlemagne was a Roman Emperor in 800 AD. Inheriting the Frankish kingdom from his father, along with his brother Carloman. Since Carloman died in 771, Charlemagne then inherited the entire kingdom (Sparks). Charlemagne was responsible for the Carolingian Renaissance. This Renaissance helped establish schools so the people and especially the priests and bishops to read the religious texts.
Born in 1483 in Saxony, Eisleben Luther originally studied law before turning to the religious field. In 1505 he joined the monastery of the Augustinian friars at Efurt and was ordained as a priest in 1507. Luther went on to study at the University of Wittenberg where he would later become a professor. L...
Martin Luther was a German theologian whose writings prompted the beginning of the Reformation in Germany. He was born to Hans and Margarete Luther on November 10th, 1843, in Eisleben, Germany. At the age of 18, in 1501, he enrolled into the University of Erfurt. During a terrible thunderstorm at Erfurt, he prayed to St. Anna and promised that, if he came out of the storm alive, he would become a monk. After surviving the storm however, Luther regretted this promise, but still joined a monastery in 1505, becoming an Augustinian friar. In 1510, he visited Rome on behalf of a number of Augustinian monasteries, and was disgusted by the corruption that he found there. After this visit to Rome, Luther became increasingly troubled by his faith, so during studying and teaching theology, after being made a Doctor of Theology at the University of Wittenberg in 1512, he began to ...
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Albert Einstein is what we know as a brilliant man in both mathematics and physics. When Einstein was training for his Ph.D. he discovered that he was already at the top of the academic world. Einstein is known for engaging people in sophisticated experiments and going over his future ideas for further advancements. (Johnson) Einstein made learning easier and more advanced for people pursuing careers in the pathway he specialized and studied in. Einstein impacted the world by discovering important equations and theories that we use daily.