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Ichr: The Relic Burial and Consecration of the Altar

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a historical essay discussing the cult of martyrs and their relics. Traditions surrounding the burial of saints in the Catholic church is focused upon.
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Handout
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Augustus Tolton

For Students 9th - 10th
Summarizes the life and career of Augustus Tolton, an American religious leader who is regarded as the first African American ordained as a priest in the Roman Catholic Church.
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Website
Global Catholic Network

The Holy Spirit: Pentecost

For Students 9th - 10th
Introductory and links page to information about Catholic belief in the Pentecost event, the Holy Spirit, the gifts and fruits of the Holy Spirit.
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Ban on Lay Investitures

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains the full text of Gregory VII's decrees which banned lay investiture.
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eBook
Yale University

Yale University: Woman Under Monasticism

For Students 9th - 10th
Several chapters from a text published in 1963. This site is a scholarly study of the life of women in a medieval convent.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: List of Popes

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource gives a list of popes from the 9th century to the present.
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Lay Investitures Forbidden

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains the full text of Gregory VII's decree banning investitures.
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Other

Catholic pages.com: St. Bartholomew

For Students 9th - 10th
This article looks at what is known about St. Bartholomew, one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. This site includes links to sites with related information.
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Georgetown University

Georgetown University: Slavery and Catholicism

For Students 9th - 10th
This unit teaches students about the history of the Catholic Church and slavery in the United States. This unit consists of lesson plans for five, forty-minute class periods. The goal is for students to gain critical knowledge of the...
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Georgetown University

Georgetown University: Slavery and Catholicism

For Students 9th - 10th
This unit teaches students about the history of the Catholic Church and slavery in the United States. This unit consists of lesson plans for five, forty-minute class periods. The goal is for students to gain critical knowledge of the...
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Georgetown University

Georgetown University: Slavery at School

For Students 9th - 10th
This unit teaches students about the history of the Catholic Church and slavery in the United States. The goal is for students to gain critical knowledge of the Catholic Church and Catholics' contradictory roles during the age of...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Cranach, Law and Gospel (Law and Grace)

For Students 9th - 10th
"The Law and the Gospel" is the single most influential image of the Lutheran Reformation. It represents Lucas Cranach's pictorial translation of Martin Luther's unique understanding of salvation. The painting interprets the roles of...
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New Advent

Catholic Encyclopedia: John Knox

For Students 9th - 10th
This website, rom the Catholic Encyclopedia, describes the life and history of the Scottish preacher, John Knox. Includes his early life at Edinburgh, his geneology, and his ecclesiastical rise to prominence as a reformer. Knox was a...
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TES Global

Tes: Teaching Shakespeare: Religion in Tudor Times

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a slide show that focuses on religion during Tudor times from Henry VIII who was Catholic until 1533 when he broke with the church and from the Protestant Church of England to Elizabeth I in...
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Pope John Paul Ii's Complicated Legacy (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson plan that directs pupils to online articles about the legacy of Pope John Paul II from which they are required to draw conclusions about his influence on the Catholic Church as well as on the world community.
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Other

The Gnostic Society Library: The Acts of Peter and the Twelve Apostles

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete text of the book from the new testament. It is one of the oldest copies available. It was found as part of the Nag Hammadi library.
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Gregory of Nyssa: Life of Macrina

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete text of Gregory's book on his sister, Macrina. The book was written during the 4th century.
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: First Banning of Henry Iv

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains the original text of Gregory VII's first order to excommunicate Henry IV.
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Second Banning of Henry Iv

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains the original text of Gregory VII's second order to excommunicate Henry IV.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Biographies for Kids: Saint Francis of Assisi

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the biography of Saint Francis of Assisi from the Middle Ages on this site. Find more information about Catholic friar who took an oath of poverty.
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Hanover College

Hanover College: The Council of Trent

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Hanover College provides researchers with the official documents promulgated by the Council of Trent.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Queen Elizabeth

For Students 9th - 10th
Queen Elizabeth was the daughter of Henry VIII, by Anne Boleyn. Her reign is one of the most remarkable in English history. It lasted from 1558 to 1603, and in those years England's glory was brighter than it had ever been before....

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