Identifier: gri_33125008050011 (find matches)
Title: Military and religious life in the Middle Ages and at the period of the Renaissance
Year: 1870 (1870s)
Authors: Jacob, P. L., 1806-1884
Subjects: Middle Ages Civilization, Medieval Civilization, Renaissance Costume Military art and science Christian life
Publisher: London : Bickers & Son
Contributing Library: Getty Research Institute
Digitizing Sponsor: Getty Research Institute

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m-niated, propagating thekingdom of God by autho-rity, education, ceremonies,and example; declaring thatunto Caesar should be ren-dered the things which areCaesars, but nothing more,neither worship nor thesacrifice of ones sentimentsand convictions.—(Cantu.) . This struggle, begun bySt. Peter, the first Bishopof Rome, and first pope, andcontinued by his successorSt. Linus, went on for threecenturies. Nevertheless thepopes, unchecked by per-secutions, had effected themoral conques t of the Romanworld,—even the palace ofthe Caesars was full of Chris-tians when their legal exist-ence became recognised byConstantine. . The seat ofthe empire was transferredto Byzantium; the luxury ig. 202.—The Jewish Keligion assisting at the death of Jesus Christ. The figure has a handageover the eyes, the Decalogue is falling from its hands, and its spear is broken to pieces.—Sculpture in Strasburg Cathedral (Thirteenth Century).-From aJThotograph by Charles deWinter, of Strasburg. THE POPES. 24;
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and effeminacy of the Eastenervated the degene-rated race of the Caesars,while under the influenceof the Bishops of Rome,officially recognised atthat date as the sovereignpontiffs of the Christians,the West continued to ad-vance rapidly in the pathof modern civilisation. The emperors, con-verted to Christianity,ere long became theopponents of the popes; laying aside the swordof defence for disputa-tions on theology. Theirweakness handed theWest over to the Ger-manic races; primitive so-ciety, whose organizationstill remained heathen,despite the change inreligious belief, was swal-lowed up by the invasionof these Northerners,Avhose institutions facili-tated the triumph of theideas of political libertyand equality, the germ ofwhich was deposited inthe Gospel. Fig. 203.—The Christian Religion assisting at the death of Jesus Christ. Crowned and triumphant,the figure holds in one hand the standard of the cross, and in the other the chalice of theeucharist.—Sculpture in Strashurg Cathed

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