Renaissance+Religion

 wiki/Florence_Cathedral>. ( Book )-Morley, Jacqueline, and Mark Peppe. A Renaissance Town. New York: Peter Bedrick, n.d. Print. || ( Picture )-North Wind Picture Archives.N.d. ABC-CLIO eBook Collection. Web. 26 May 2010.. ( Book )-Morley, Jacqueline, and Mark Peppe. A Renaissance Town. New York: Peter Bedrick, n.d. Print. || ( Picture )-H�bner, Julius. Luther nailing his famous theses to the church doors.1878.Beyond Books. Web. 26 May 2010. . ( Web )-"The Northern Renaissance." World History: The Modern Era. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 May 2010. . ||
 * =The Cathedral = || =Marriage = || =Martin Luther = ||
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 * Florence was full of wealth, and the people in Florence used this wealth to enhance what they felt most important, which was the glory of god. Religion was the most important thing to Florence's people. In 1296, a new construction had begun on a cathedral that was planned to hold 30,000 people. Members of a Wool Guild had help from builders and sculptors, painters, and goldsmiths for advice on tackling this huge cathedral. Giotto designed the belfry. The octagonal baptistery was where Florentine babies were baptized. Brunelleschi was able to build The Area, or dome that was on the Cathedral. This cathedral symbolizes the wealth of Florence and the power of Christianity, which is an economical and social impact. || Weddings between influential Renaissance families were very popular. This was because the families would become more powerful as a result of the marriage. A dowry was the money that a groom received from the marriage, and this was the most important part of the marriage. It didn't even matter the age difference of whether or not the groom and bride liked each other. However if brides did not have a dowry they might have to become nuns. When the agreement was final, a betrothal took place. There didn't always have to be a wedding, sometimes just the promise before a witness was binding. One famous wedding that occurred was the betrothal between Lorenzo and Clarice Orsini. || Martin Luther did not at all like the idea of the Church selling indulgences, to him he felt the church was selling salvation to those who could afford it. He decided he was going to take action, so he posted a list of 95 theses on the selling of salvation. The selling of indulgences allowed sinners to go to heaven, and further allowed dead family members to go to heaven faster. The reason Churches sold indulgences was to raise money for the church. Luther said that faith was achieved only through faith, and that the bible was the only true religious authority. The church eventually excommunicated Luther. This event had a huge social impact, because warfare broke out between the Catholic and Protestant. Many German princes also broke away from the Catholic church. ||
 * ( Picture )-The Cathedral. N.d. Wikipedia. Web. 24 May 2010. <http://en.wikipedia.org/