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- 11: Spain
- ... province and Catalonia region. Other important cities include Valencia, capital of Valencia province and Valencia region, a manufacturing and railroad center; Seville, a cultural center; Saragossa, and Bilbao (369,839), a busy port. Religion Roman Catholicism is professed by about 97 percent of the population. The country is divided into 11 metropolitan and 52 suffragan sees. In addition, the archdioceses of Barcelona and Madrid are directly responsible to the Holy See. Formerly, Roman Catholicism was the established church, but the 1978 constitution decreed that Spain shall have no state religion, while recognizing the role of the Roman Catholic church in Spanish society. There are small communities of Protestants, Jews ... Valencia (1510). Culture Any consideration of Spanish culture must stress the tremendous importance of religion in the history of the country and in the life of the individual. An index of the influence of Roman Catholicism is provided by the fervent mystical element in the art and literature of Spain, the impressive list of its saints, and the large number of religious congregations and orders. The Catholic marriage is the ...
- 12: Response To A Clean Well-light
- ... according to Miriam-Webster Dictionary. When you start to bring in the spirituality of the matter (Heaven and Hell) then you can understand the Gentleman s position and some of the actions he takes. Only Catholicism deals with purgatory. We start to see this matter unravel when the Gentleman s personal heaven establishes itself. The Gentleman s personal heaven is shown through the young waiter. The young waiter is tired of ... two prayers. One was the Lords prayer and when putting nada in the text tells us that the Gentleman had nothing to feel good about. The other was Hail Mary, which is only seen in Catholicism and all religions have a Lords prayer but Catholicism. He also feels that there is nothing to feel bad about. Basically, there is nothing left in life but death. So, if the Gentleman tried to commit suicide and talks of Hail Marys meaning ...
- 13: The History of the Catholic Church in St. Augustine
- ... to Florida, their first experiences with the natives, or the first converts, and why religious zeal and drive for converts was so prevalent. I will also discuss the other religions that were present and how Catholicism became the prevailing religion. Lastly, I will discuss the many monuments, churches and well-known sites of the Catholic Church located in St. Augustine. To help further my written report, I have added a visual presentation as well. This visual presentation will include various photos I have taken of monuments, churches, and other important Catholic sites in St. Augustine. Also, there is a timeline that follows the development of Catholicism in St. Augustine. The history of St. Augustine is a long and intricate past. It is full of take overs, battles, and religious triumph and competition. The first explorer to reach Florida was Christopher Columbus ... final possession landed in the hands of the Americans, where it still remains. From then on the history of St. Augustine progressed and was modernized along with the progression and modernization of the Americas and Catholicism into modern times. Religion became a freedom, a choice of a person, not of their country. Why I did My Report on this topic… I chose to do my report on St. Augustine for ...
- 14: The Roman Catholic Church
- The Roman Catholic Church “Roman Catholicism refers both to a church (or, more accurately, a college of churches that together constitute the universal Catholic Church and to a tradition”(Macmillan 576). The Roman Catholic Church is the oldest church and has ... been seeing a lot of people leaving this religion and joining other churches. But even though many people are changing to other religions, there are also many people leaving their churches and converting to Roman Catholicism. It has been growing rapidly in the last few years. “Today we are seeing more than a hundred and fifty thousand converts enter the Roman Catholic Church each year in the United States” (Catholic Answers ... meaning in what was being preached. In a society where there is so much freedom including freedom of religion, many convert after attending services and learning more of this religion. Others may have turned to Catholicism because family members pressured them into attending services and they liked it and decided to convert. From a Freudian psychoanalytic perspective this group’s religious experience seems to speak more of a psychic health/ ...
- 15: Voodoo Research Paper
- ... the French and Brittish plantation owners of the newly settled colonies. As a means to quell the religious unity, the plantation owners forbid the practice of religion and punished slaves who attempted to pursue voodoo. Catholicism was presented as an alternative to the African-based but now independant and Carribean religion. Instead of accepting the Catholic religion, many slaves only incorperated it into the establishing Voodoo religion. Catholicism remains an important aspect of Voodoo, and many of it s methods and rituals are currently practiced as Voodoo (this is especially accurate in Santeria, a Cuban based Voodoo). The punishments of practicing voodoo forced ... the same structure, but are less rigiorus in ceremony and clergy do not possess such influence. Santeria is an offshoot of voodoo which has grown considerably in Cuba. The Santeria religion is structured tightly after Catholicism, while the objects of worship are the Dahomey, children of Obatala. They are worshipped in ways similier to the treatment of Catholic saints. The religion varies from traditional voodoo in the fact that it ...
- 16: Puerto Rican Cultural and Religion
- ... maracas, for example. What does this suggest about the religious community of Puerto Rican Americans? I think that it is a balance between assimilation and preserving the culture. I think it is obvious that Roman Catholicism was not the native religion of Borinquen. Borinquen was the name of the island Puerto Rico before the conquest of the Spanish. So since they had already been forced to assimilate their culture into European ... many Puerto Rican Americans. It is practiced in the homes of Puerto Rican Americans when they are not in church. It is a mixture of their old native religion from pre-Columbian Borinquen with Roman Catholicism. It is basically the incorporation of the Roman Catholic saints with a form of vodoun. From my experience, in Santeria prayers and offerings are given to the saints for protection from evil. There are many elaborate rituals performed by the followers of Santeria. Most of the rituals include prayers from Roman Catholicism, like the Rosary and the Hail Mary. I think Santeria is the perfect example of the balance being maintained by the religious community between assimilation and preservation.
- 17: A Clean, Well-Lighted Place
- ... according to Miriam-Webster Dictionary. When you start to bring in the spirituality of the matter (Heaven and Hell) then you can understand the Gentleman’s position and some of the actions he takes. Only Catholicism deals with purgatory. We start to see this matter unravel when the Gentleman’s personal heaven establishes itself. The Gentleman’s personal heaven is shown through the young waiter. The young waiter is tired of ... two prayers. One was the Lords prayer and when putting "nada" in the text tells us that the Gentleman had nothing to feel good about. The other was Hail Mary, which is only seen in Catholicism and all religions have a Lords prayer but Catholicism. He also feels that there is nothing to feel bad about. Basically, there is nothing left in life but death. So, if the Gentleman tried to commit suicide and talks of Hail Marys meaning ...
- 18: The Reign of Edward VI
- ... the two major pieces of legislation, the Chantries Act and the Treason Act, which both did little to resolve doctrinal uncertainties. The new book of common prayer also trod a careful path between Protestantism and Catholicism. Jordan states that “These years ... were characterised by patience with the bishops, almost half of whom were conservative in their views and Catholic in their doctrinal sympathies, though all, trained as they were in the ... the grass roots level within the church. Such changes enacted a hardening of Protestantism in statute only. Throughout the country many middle class and gentry resented the stricter brand of Protestantism, and the erosion of Catholicism. The balance of the Privy council swung far more heavily to radical reformers under Northumberland, and this is probably reflected n the hardening of religious policy seen. Conservatives were quickly driven from office. Gairdiner was ... unclear as to whether the intention was to secure a hardening of Protestantism. If it was, it didn't succeed. At the fall of Northumberland Protestantism was accepted but not widely supported. In the country Catholicism was still somewhat endearing. Certainly, there was little evidence that Protestantism was increasing in popularity in the country, or any evidence of a long term appeal. Jordan states that: “the thrust of Northumberland's ...
- 19: Report: Guatemaula
- ... warm and delightful in the dry season (October to May). El Petén's climate varies only from hot and humid to hot and dry. Spanish is the most commonly spoken language in Guatemala, and Roman Catholicism is the principal religion. Evangelical and Pentecostal Christian denominations have gained wide followings, while the Maya have preserved aspects of their traditional religions, often blended with Catholicism. Facts: Guatemala is called the "Land of Eternal Spring," because of its mild climate. It is the third largest country in Central America and is bordered by Mexico, Belize, Honduras, and El Salvador. Guatemala has ... Name: Republic of Guatemala Capital: Guatemala City Area: 42,042 square miles or l08, 889 square kilometers Population estimate as of 1992: 9,784,275; over 50% are Maya Indians Official Language: Spanish Religion: Roman Catholicism Literacy: 60 percent (1991) Highest Peak: Volcán Tajumulco, 13,816 Major Rivers: Motagua, Polochic, Sarstun, Usumacinta Form of Government: Republic Head of State & Government: President National Holiday: Independence Day, September 15 National Anthem: "Himno ...
- 20: John Dryden
- ... Kinsley 34). Dryden was also a religious man. He had as much faith in the Lord as he did in his pen. He belonged to the Church of England all his life until converting to Catholicism due to the change of the throne. He was baptized at All Saints Church in Aldwinule, Northamptonshire ten days after his birth (Hopkins 75). Dryden, growing into a young man, began his education in his ... Hammond 131). During this time he wrote about what was going on in life activities quite often in his work. At this time there was a major controversy over the conversion from Protestantism to Roman Catholicism. Dryden's church was in a strange and uncomfortable position. Since the time of the Restoration it had been an underground organization because it was regarded as the enemy of the English monarchy. Some of ...
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