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20 hours ago · Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone ( c. 1181 – 3 October 1226), known as Francis of Assisi, [b] was an Italian mystic, poet and Catholic friar who founded the religious order of the Franciscans. He was inspired to lead a Christian life of poverty as a beggar [7] and itinerant preacher.
20 hours ago · The latest census in 2011 found that Christianity was the religion of 53,257,550 people or 66.8% of the total population, among whom 24,869,380 or 31.2% were Catholics, 24,552,110 or 30.8% were Protestants of the Protestant Church in Germany, 714,360 or 0.9% were members of Protestant free churches, and 1,050,740 or 1.3% were members of Eastern ...
20 hours ago · Maximilian Karl Emil Weber ( / ˈveɪbər /; German: [ˈveːbɐ]; 21 April 1864 – 14 June 1920) was a German sociologist, historian, jurist, and political economist who was one of the central figures in the development of sociology and the social sciences more generally. His ideas continue to influence social theory and research .
20 hours ago · The French Wars of Religion (1562–1598) were primarily fought between French Catholics and Protestants (Huguenots). The conflict involved the factional disputes between the aristocratic houses of France, such as the House of Bourbon and House of Guise , and both sides received assistance from foreign sources.
20 hours ago · The ordination of women to ministerial or priestly office is an increasingly common practice among some contemporary major religious groups. [2] It remains a controversial issue in certain religious groups in which ordination [a] was traditionally reserved for men. [2] [3] [4] [b]
20 hours ago · Modernism was a cultural movement that impacted the arts as well as the broader zeitgeist. It is commonly described as a system of thought and behavior marked by self-consciousness or self-reference, prevalent within the avant-garde of various arts and disciplines. [13]
20 hours ago · Helmut Schmidt. Helmut Schmidt (1977) Helmut Heinrich Waldemar Schmidt (* 23. Dezember 1918 in Hamburg; † 10. November 2015 ebenda) war ein deutscher Politiker der SPD. Von 1974 bis 1982 war er als Regierungschef einer sozialliberalen Koalition nach dem Rücktritt Willy Brandts der fünfte Bundeskanzler der Bundesrepublik Deutschland.
