The History of Christianity Consisting of the Life and Teachings of Jesus of Nazareth; the Adventures of Paul and the Apostles; and the Most Interesting Events in the Progress of Christianity, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time.

CHAPTER XXI.

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THE DARK AGES.

The Anticipated Second Coming of Christ.――State of the World in the Tenth Century.――Enduring Architecture.――Power of the Papacy.――Vitality of the Christian Religion.――The Pope and the Patriarch.――Intolerance of Hildebrand.――Humiliation of the Emperor Henry IV.――Farewell Letter of Monomaque.――The Crusades. ――Vladimir of Russia.――His Introduction of Christianity to his Realms.――Marriage with the Christian Princess Anne.――Extirpation of Paganism.――The Baptism.――The Spiritual Conversion of Vladimir.