Religion: Chapter Three
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- What happened in 380 and by whom?
- Theodosius I made Christianity the official religion of the empire
- What was the significance of Constantinople and where was it?
- Located in modern day Turkey and was the empire’s new capital; the Church was built here
- What happened in 325?
- Sunday was declared a holiday and a day of rest
- What is meant by the term ‘clergy’ and what was given to them?
- Gave clergy new rights and privileges and financial support
- What did the Church begin to develop?
- Hospitals, homes, inns, and orphanages
- What was established in 1910 and what does it do?
- Catholic charities USA aims at advancing work of Catholic charitable programs
- At what time in Constantine’s life did he convert to Christianity?
- End of his life
- Define “caesaropapismâ€
- Cesar
- What happened 476?
- The collapse of the empire ended the problem in Eastern Europe
- When did the Roman Empire in the east collapse?
- 1453
- Define “Fathers of the Churchâ€
- Early Christian thinker-writers that helped our basic understanding of Catholicism and reflect and write about the gospel message
- Define “Apologistsâ€
- Second group of early fathers who lived in the second century
- About what did they write?
- explained and defended the Christian faith
- Who was Justin Martyr?
- A Father who addressed several eloquent defenses of Christianity to the empire
- When was the “Golden Age of the Church�
- 325-451
- What did the Church Fathers of this time produce?
- Were able to combine their deep understanding of Church teachings w/ broad general learning and extraordinary literary ability to produce a truly memorable literary of writings
- Who was John Chrysostom?
- “Golden Mouthedâ€, native of Antioch who is known as the greatest preacher of the Church in the East
- Who was Augustine?
- Bishop of Hippo who struggled many years before converting to Christianity and became on of its greatest champions
- Who was Jerome?
- A scholar remembered for the Vulgate, his translation of the bible into Latin
- What does the Holy Spirit have to do with our faith?
- The Holy Spirit guides the Church and through the Church the understanding of faith is expressed clearly
- What is another name for the Holy Spirit?
- The Advocate