Chassidy Berna Ssci 110 Research project November 15, 2014 Mission San Luis, Obispo de Tolosa Just as most missions, there is a meaning behind the name of San Luis, Obispo de Tolosa. The patron saint of this mission is Saint Louis, Bishop of Tolouse in France. Louis was born in 1274 and was the second son of King Charles of Naples. After being defeated in war with Spain, Louis and his brother were sent, as hostages, to release their father. After spending seven years in Spain, Louis decided to join the order.
His parents raised him with a Moravian religion. As he got older he trained as clergyman. His first job was as a teacher in Switzerland. As a result of teaching he became an author of his first book. La Trobe was employed as a governor of the Port Phillip district.
The practice of Catholicism is a doctrine and practice which are generally regarded as Catholic rather than Protestant or Eastern Orthodox. He saw that the Dominican Order of Preachers were able to roam free through the prison, as long as they were spreading their religious messages. Noble’s saw this as a way to get out of his cell and roam free with other prisoners. So, Nobles decided to join the Dominican Order of Preachers. However, it takes years to become one; and he had so little time left.
I chose Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton to be my confirmation saint. She became the first native born American saint in 1975. I believe that she influenced everyone around her, and that’s what I hope to do. Elizabeth Ann Bayley was born in New York in 1774 to a wealthy family. When she was just three years old, her mother died.
1844-185 Louis David Riel, a Canadian figure, died at the age of 41 on Monday, November 16, 1885 due to his execution for treason in Regina, Saskatchewan. Born on October 22, 1844 to Louis Riel Sr. and Julie Lagimodiere in St. Boniface, Red River settlement. Being born in 1844, he was the eldest of his siblings, seven sisters and four brothers. Louis was constantly around the Metis people and growing up he never felt tied to one identity, he only felt mixed, which he had inherited from his father’s side. Louis Riel spent a vast amount of his childhood surrounded in academics.
Joan of Arc was a simple peasant girl the youngest of five children born into a family of pious parents whom worshipped God in a in a village near the province of Lorraine, in a far off village known as Domremy. Joan having been born a peasant and in a village, not in a city had very little education and with there were being two different factions of the French people following the two different kings, Kings Charles VII and King Henry V. Even with Joan’s little education, she believed that King Charles VII should be king because she had been given messages from the visions received from the saints of Margeret, Catherine and Michael that Charles was the one true king chosen by God. At the age of thirteen Joan believed that she was chosen
He didn't say"(159). Even without good reason, he resorts to violence to force the others to acknowledge his power. He feels that he is above basic morals a human has, and thus he uses pain, torture, violence, etc. to force obedience from his tribe. As the book goes on, he constantly keeps abusing natural human rights. For instance, when Sam and Eric refused to join his tribe, he lashed out with physical abuse, now having no respect for life within him.
Louis Armstrong was an influential jazz trumpeter and singer. He was recognized as a pioneer for scat singing. Louis Armstrong influenced jazz heavily, contributing to jazz as his career progress. He came from humble beginnings, thanking his supporters as he prospered. He broke racial barriers during a segregated America.
This included brutally murdering the Native Americans. He also caused a mass suicide by requiring the natives to become his slaves. Loewen states, “Occasionally a hundred have committed mass suicide. Trie women, exhausted by labor, have shunned conception and childbirth . . . Many, when pregnant, have taken something to abort and have aborted.
It is said that she showed a strong sensitivity and respect for the ways of God and her friends described that ‘she was greatly committed to the service of God and the Blessed Mary’. At around the age of 12-13, Joan started to experience ‘religious visions’. These started off with voices that were just general, telling her to live a ‘virtuous life’. However they started to get more intense, with Joan identifying the voices as Saint Michael, Saint Catherine and Saint Margret. She was instructed to Save France and helped the dauphin regain his
Austin Clark Mrs. Green/Mrs. Holland English/Spanish 24 October 2014 Juan Ponce de Leon Exploration was a highlight of the thirteenth and the fourteenth centuries. During this age, countries wanted more land, resources, and colonies, just like the New World had to offer. Many different explorers such as Christopher Columbus, John Cabot, and Juan Ponce de Leon set the stepping stones for exploration in the New World. Leon was one of many different explorers that the Spanish chose to send with the goal of discovering new lands and finding more resources. Juan Ponce de Leon was a famous Spanish explorer and conqueror who explored and discovered Puerto Rico and Florida.
On November 10th 1483, Margret and Hans Luther gave birth to their second child, Martin Luther. He was born in Eisleben, Saxony (Germany). Luther lived a quiet childhood and enrolled in Law School in 1501 at the University of Erfurt. Four years later, after being struck by lightning, he deserted his studies join a monastery. Two short years (1507) later he was ordained by a priest, and he became a professor at Wittenberg University, teaching biblical theology.
It required extraordinary barbarity on the part of an overseer to affect him. He was a cruel man, hardened by a
She was born to an extremely religious family in Domremy, France. She did not go to school but was taught to be extremely devout. Joan was especially good at spinning, an activity that was quite common in the mid 15th century, and is said to have been a fast runner. She loved going to church and
The Harlem Renaissance was a burst on African American’s expression of culture, arts, and writings throughout the 1920’s. It was in Harlem, New York, the movement allowed many African American poets, painters, musicians, authors and philosophers to express the beliefs in their people's culture. They wanted to be equal to white people so they showed that through their talents. Louis Armstrong was a key asset to the Harlem Renaissance due to his inspiring music and playing his instruments for African Americans people during this period. Louis Armstrong was a pivotal musician in the twentieth century, but it was his contributions and his role he made during the Harlem Renaissance movement that is most substantial.
