A Brief Introduction to the Life of Pope Leo X

The first thing I need to know about Leo X is his family. He is the Medici - a banker in Florence. Not only did the Medici funded the Renaissance in Florence, he also participated in the Renaissance in Florence. They are patrons of great art. But they are not Theologians, including Leos. Their religious activities are a form of power action, which shows the papal scandal in the 16th century. It shows us the decline of the Pope. People who do not undergo theological training - there is no desire for theology - is the church leader

Leo promises to make St. Peter's Basilica the center of the church. So far, the main church is St. John's Rutland Church, but Leo wants to make St Peter's Cathedral a church. Of course, who do you hire Michelangelo to paint the ceiling? However, artists like Michelangelo and Da Vinci are not cheap. Therefore, Leo X eventually destroyed the Treasury of the Church.

At the same time, in Germany, there is already a certain personality who already has several bishops - this is a breach of the norm - he wants another bishop. So he sent a representative to Rome to negotiate with Leo. As Leo needs cash, he seizes the opportunity and he will reach an agreement, he will distribute this pope, but the price is 10,000 ducats. This is a lot of money, so what he needs now is a means to collect funds. Leo X also has a solution

He supported this luxury sales, and now we have a priest named Tetzel. And Tetzel came up with a real marketing problem. "Whenever coins spill in the safe" (German rage), "soul of purgatory" appears (Germans sprinkle). This is a luxury sale: you can find relatives from purgatory, you can pay for your future sins as well as pay for past sins.

This took place in 1516 and 1517, and these hobbies attracted Martin Luther's attention. He saw the indulgence of this sales and could see through it - he saw the meaning of it. This is fundraising. There is no theological loyalty here.

In his 95 papers, Luther wishes to prove that indulgence is not simply for the Bible but for a violation of the Church Act. And he tried to show that the pope, Leo X and this sales enhancement is not good for the church. That is why Luther wrote 95 papers and posted it in front of the church.

Therefore, Leo X, his wish is to bring all these glories to Rome and gain the glory of God (I think this is relevant to him), eventually triggering Protestant reform. Write 95 papers on the desk

(Westminster Theological Seminary) is the dean of Biblical Reform and the highest academic officer of the Ligonian ministries. He is an editor of the theologian of the "Christian Life" series and hosts a 5-minute weekly podcast in the history of the church.

In the movie, Leo X first appeared in the film dealing with the life of German reformer Martin Luther. One exception was the 1936 British film "The Cardinal", Cardinal Medici (before he became a pope) was played by Matheson Lang and treated during Pope Julius II. French crisis and Roman political conspiracy. In the 1965 film "Pain and Ecstasy", Leo X was also drawn by Cardiff Adolfo Seri. In 1968, he was played by Robert Morley; in 1974, Tom Baker. In the movie Luther of 2003 where Leo was a pope, he was drawn as a small character played by Uwe Oksenknecht.

After Pope Julius II, the reign of Pope Leo X (formerly Giovanni de Medici, Michelangelo and the Medici who shares a young age boy), the dark era Leo X criticized the bad personality of Michelangelo and the Venetian painter I entrusted to Sebastiano del Piombo. "Michelangelo is horrible ... I can not respond to him." Manga of X and Clement VII (cousin and Leo's heir) accused them and described "to deny Christ."

When Pope Julius II died, he was inherited to the second son of Pope Leo X, Lorenzo de Medici of Florence. In the same year Michelangelo was born, Pope Leo asked Buonarroti to reconstruct the facade of San Lorenzo Cathedral in Florence. The artist features the drawing of the facade and the model of the tree and is trying to open a new marble quarry for the project in Pietrasanta. In 1520, due to financial shortening, work suddenly canceled, and the cathedral is still lacking the facade today.