Renaissance+Religion

and was known for his 95-thesis. Luther posted 95 papers on the walls of the church at Wittenberg, Germany. The thesis was written to protest against the selling of indulgences, which are blessing sold by priest that are supposed to lessen a person's time in purgatory when they die. Purgatory is, believed by Christians, a place between heaven and hell where a person stays. The amount of time that they stay is weighed on by the amounts of sins that they commited as a living being. Due to the fact that Martin Luther was a heretic to the church and did not follow their beliefs, he was exocommunicated by the pope and the 95-thesis was banned by the Diet of Worms. || Francesco Petrarch was a humanist and poet who lived during the Italian Renaissance. He wrote a lot of famous literature, including the Canzoniere, Trionfi, and Africa. Petrarch was a humanist, and he was a major part in the Humanism movement. Humanism is a belief or way of life which states that humans are the superior beings. That means that humans are more powerful than Gods or supernatural rulers, and that knowledge is the most useful thing. Humanists wanted to learn, so they studied poetry, rhetoric, and philosophy. During the Renaissance, humanist ideas were very controversial in the Christian community because they contradicted the main beliefs of Christians, such as the idea that God is the main supremacy over everything that lives on earth.He was a good man who loved to have sex with lots of men. || Galileo Galilei was a famous mechanic and physician of the Renaissance. He invented the telescope, which was a new way to view the universe. The telescope magnified the stars and space above earth, so astronomers had an easier time observing the solar system. Galilei also created a new compass for the military. With his telescope, Galileo observed the moon and discovered that it is filled with craters and ditches. His studies of the planets that he watched were recorded in his book, Sidereus Nuncius. Galilei also knew that the universe was heliocentric, but many people were upset that he disagreed with the Bible, so his ideas were controversial. Galileo wrote a book about why Nicholas Copernicus's views of a heliocentric world were correct, and because it disagreed with the church, his book was banned and Galileo was sent to jail. ||
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 * Martin Luther, a strong humanist and protester, lived in the Renaissance
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