Renaissance papacy

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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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Renaissance papacy canonical 3
History of the Papacy 1

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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
House of Medici
surface form: Medici family
contributedTo conditions leading to the Protestant Reformation
criticizedFor corruption
sale of indulgences
simony
culturalMovement Renaissance
surface form: Italian Renaissance
followedBy Counter-Reformation
surface form: Counter-Reformation papacy

Reformation
surface form: 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
hasStartTime late 14th century
influenced Renaissance architecture
Renaissance art theory
surface form: 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 Sandro Botticelli
surface form: Botticelli

Donato Bramante
surface form: Bramante

Michelangelo
Raphael
religion Roman Catholicism

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Pope Julius III era Renaissance papacy
Pope Clement III seeAlso Renaissance papacy
this entity surface form: History of the Papacy
Pope Innocent VIII era Renaissance papacy
Coat of arms of Pope Pius III hasContext Renaissance papacy