vocabulary
accommodation
The method by which religious missionaries, such as the Jesuits, adjust their evangelization methods to match the cultural and linguistic elements of the group whom they are evangelizing
referrers to himself as "the divine one"
Michelangelo
New World
A term applied to the Americas, as compared to the “Old World” of Europe.
Went to Japan and established the nucleus of the Catholic Church that stands till this day.
St. Francis Xavier
colonization
The process by which a nation establishes a prominent presence by exerting an element of power or control in an area beyond their original borders.
is called the "father of European painting"
Giotto
Renaissance
A cultural rebirth begun in the late Middle Ages that rediscovered the ancient civilizations of Rome, Greece, and Egypt. The Renaissance stressed the natural and the human. It emphasized the pleasures of life, glorified the human body, and celebrated education.
Was born in Lima, Peru. He became regarded as the "Saint of the Broom"
St. Martin de Porres
conquistadors
Spanish for “conquerors”; those explorers who left Spain to conquer new faraway territories and claim them in the name of the Spanish crown.
most famour pieces is The Annunciation.
Fra Angelico
Helped slaves coming to the port of now Colombia by giving them food and shelter. He also shared the Gospel.
St. Peter Calver
anthropocentrism
A worldview that places humanity at the center of consideration; opposes a theocentric worldview, in which God is the primary consideration.
developed the style known as "High Renaissance architecture"
Bramante
Western civilization
The European-based culture framed upon the principles and contributions of ancient Greek and Roman society, history, philosophy, law, language, art, architecture, and other far-reaching factors.
Was born to Spanish colonist in Lima, Peru. She took the name Rose when she was confirmed and practices strict penaces.
St. Rose of Lima
humanism
A cultural and intellectual movement of the Renaissance that emphasized the rediscovery of the literature, art, and civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome.
he was commissioned by Pope Leo. Painted Sistine Madonna.
Raphael
indulgences
s A partial or total wiping away of the punishment due for sins that have been forgiven. Indulgences are, as the Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches, “closely linked to the effects of the sacrament of Penance” (CCC, 1471).
He became the first Western missionary to be invited to meet with the Chinese emperor.
Matteo Ricci