Renaissance papacy

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historical period period of the Roman Catholic Church

The Renaissance papacy was the period in the history of the Roman Catholic Church, roughly from the late 14th to the early 16th century, marked by powerful, often politically engaged popes who were major patrons of art and architecture in Italy.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical period → period of the Roman Catholic Church →
associatedEvent	Council of Constance → Council of Florence → Fifth Lateran Council →
associatedWith	Borgia family → Medici family →
contributedTo	conditions leading to the Protestant Reformation →
criticizedFor	corruption → sale of indulgences → simony →
culturalMovement	Italian Renaissance →
followedBy	Counter-Reformation papacy → Reformation papacy →
follows	Avignon Papacy → Western Schism →
hasCapital	Rome →
hasCharacteristic	centralization of papal authority → engagement in Italian Wars → extensive patronage of arts and architecture → strong political involvement in Italian and European affairs → use of nepotism in church appointments → worldly lifestyle of many popes →
hasEndTime	early 16th century →
hasLocation	Italy → Papal States NERFINISHED →
hasStartTime	late 14th century →
influenced	Renaissance architecture → Renaissance art → development of the Vatican Museums → political balance of power in Italy →
influencedBy	humanism →
majorBuildingProject	Apostolic Palace → Sistine Chapel → St. Peter's Basilica → Vatican Library →
notablePope	Pope Alexander VI → Pope Clement VII → Pope Innocent VIII → Pope Julius II → Pope Leo X → Pope Martin V → Pope Nicholas V → Pope Pius II → Pope Sixtus IV →
partOf	history of the Roman Catholic Church → history of the papacy →
patronizedArtist	Botticelli → Bramante → Michelangelo → Raphael →
religion	Roman Catholicism →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Pope Julius III →	era