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When did the great persecutions begin?
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A.D. 64
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Who was Nero?
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roman emperor that started persecutions, he blamed chirstians for fires, floods, and famine (martyred Paul and Peter)
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What happened b/c of the persecutions
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others were inspired and the church grew and spread
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Sister Dorothy Kazel
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did missionary work in El Salvador, was a ursiline, martyred w/ three others while returning home
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hermit
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person who lives alone (in desert) to dedicate their life to god. spent many hrs in prayer, does penances and makes sacrifices
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monk
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lives alone in a hut, monastic community was formed, joins in prayer + celebration of eucharist, helps poor
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heresy
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false teaching that rejects a truth that has been revealed by god and taught by the church
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heretic
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person who believes or teaches a heresy
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Arius
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heretic priest, believed that Jesus is not god, but his first and greatest creation, he denied that jesus is both human and divine
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synods
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local bishops gathering for a meeting to discuss as issue
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Who called the first meeting in Nicea in 325?
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emperor Constantine
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ecumenical council
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universal meeting of catholic bishops to discuss a contraversal issue
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3 major councils
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vatican 2, council of trent, council of nicea
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early chirstians accused of ____ (crime)
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treason ( weakening the roman state)
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2 big ideas of the Age of Councils
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1. holy spirit is w/ the church in responding to controversal issues 2. firmed up church doctrine (teaching) --> WHO IS JESUS?
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most recent council
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vatican 2 - pope john paul the 23rd changed language the mass is held (latin) to vernacular language
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Nicene Creed
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clearly states that Jesus is not made by god, but IS god (382 council of constantionple expanded creed)
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Nestorius
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heresy, believed that jesus was 2 ppl, mary was mother of jesus but not god. (refuted in 431 at council of ephesus)
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church fathers
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thinkers and teachers tat wrote letters, homilies, and books about faith. b/c of them we hve a deeper understanding of our faith
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4 ecumenical councils
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Nicea, Constantinople, ephesus, and chalcedon
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mormon faith
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rejects teaching of councils
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incarnation
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how god became man, jesus is both human and divine
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trinity
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holy spirit, father and son one person
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god bearer
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theotokos
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council of chalcedon
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Eutyches believed that jesus was god, but not human
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What did em. theodocius do?
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emperor made chirstianity the official religion of roman empire
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what did constantine do to helo church?
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made it illegal to persecute christians
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Why did Rome persecute christians>
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1. didnt reppect divinity if emperor 2. didnt sacrafice to the god and romans were afraid the gods were going to punish them
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vernacular
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word to describe the language of the ppl
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council of trents
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1545 - martin luther- answered too late, christianity splintered
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Jerome
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translated bible into vernacular (latin) called vulgate
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aposthesty
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refusal of christian faith
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Dates of Age of Persecution
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64 A.D. - 310 A.D.
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dates Age of councils
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313 AD(edict of milan) - 476 AD (fall of rome)
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fathers of the church
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thinkers and writers wrote in greek and lation (still have some of their documents)
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diocese
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geographic areas
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church as instituion
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rules and regulations, head of church --> rome, liturgy (mass)
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apostolic fathers
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either knew apostles or immediate succesors
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ignatius of antioch
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spostolic father, write letters to christian communities
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apologists
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defenden of faith
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golden age of church fathers
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Jerome, St. Augustine of Hippo, St. John Chrysostum
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Aris believes that..
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jesus is gods first and best creation but not god
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excommunicated
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to leave church, church says goodbye
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creed
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statement of belief
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What 2 things did council of nicea do>
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1. declared arius a heretic 2. wrote nicene creed
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2 words to describe roman persecution
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sporatic, haphazard
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martyr means
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witness
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4th bishop of Rome
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St. Clemments
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house church
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were early christians met
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how do we know about story of jealous husband
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from fresco
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what was all the christians had to do to save themselves
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acknowledge the divinity of the emperor
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Cecelia
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upper class, became christian, patrion of music , didnt want to marry
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caldarium
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steam bath, way cecelia was 'supposed' to die
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position of cecelias hands when died?
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1 finger for god, 3 fore tinity
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apollonius
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roman senator who converted to christianity, defened his faith at senate and got head cut off, written document of his trail
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what happened to slaves who informed on chirsitan masters
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illegal to tell on masters
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What did emperor Dicdetian do
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hated christians and waged the war of extermination on them
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Chi Rho
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emblem of faith, means christ in greek, emp. constantine had it in front of his army and won the battle
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why is 313 a turning point?
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edict of milan
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apostacy
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denial of faith
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what did church do to apostates
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sacrament of reconciliation, penance, let them back in (forgave)
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ecclesia
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greek word gospel writers used to siginify church that meant the gathering, of the gathered assembly
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basilica
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roman building used for public gatherings
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what is the same in every age
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they celebrate the same liturgy
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Edict of Milan
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1. gave freedom of worship for all religions 2. returned church property , christians could excists peacefully
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What happends on dates of age of persecution
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64 A.D. ( nero burned rome)- 310 A.D. (edic of milan)
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edict
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decree or law issued by emperor
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what is treason
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means trators (endangering romans fate) christians were blames of this
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soothsayer
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sorceress
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how many christians were killed
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1 million
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what did early christians were either
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1. converted jews (jewish christians) or 2. gentiles
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eusebius
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father of church history
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earliest ermit
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st. anthony
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monastary
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monkes lived there
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pluses of constantine
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public buildings for worship, sunday day of rest, other christians feats, gave new privaledges and rights
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negatives of constantine
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church was under rule of government, tired to contril all aspects of church life, ppl entered church for wrong reasons
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st justin the martyr
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one of first christian theologians and apologists
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apologists
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ppl who presented arguments defending the christian faith
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eusebius of caesarea
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father of church history, bishop of caesarea, most famous writing "historica ecclesiastica" history of church
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