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7 Sacarments |
Baptism |
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95 Thesis |
A list of statements of theological dispute with church on the Wittenberg Door |
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Acts of the Apostles |
5th book of the new testament written by Luke as a sequel or companion piece to his gosepel. |
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Anglican |
Was someone of a compromise between Catholicism and Protestantism. |
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Ash Wednesday |
the first day of Lent in the Western Christian Church, marked by services of penitence Origin |
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Augustine of Hippo |
also known as Saint Augustine or Saint Austin, was an early Christian theologian and philosopher whose writings influenced the development of Western Christianity and Western philosophy. |
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Benedict of Nursia |
Developed monasticism in the western church which was the basis for all religious orders to come. |
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Bisophs/Patriach |
a senior member of the Christian clergy, typically in charge of a diocese and empowered to confer holy orders. |
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Canon |
Was not accepted universaily for severe centuries and debates. |
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Christendom |
Christianity has almost total influence on life in europe. |
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Christmas |
Birth of Jesus Christ |
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City of God |
Response to accusations that Rome fell because of allegiance to the Christian God. |
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Confessions |
The autobiographical account of his conversations to Christianity |
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Constantine |
Issued the Edict of Milian in 313 CE, allowing Chrisitanity to function publicaly without persecution. |
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Council of Trent |
Unsuccessful Attempt by the church's attempt to get back lost members. |
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Catholic Reformation |
as the period of Catholic revival beginning with the Council of Trent (1545–1563) and ending at the close of the Thirty Years' War (1648), and was initiated in response to the Protestant Reformation. |
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Crucifixion |
Being nailed to the cross |
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Crusades |
Religious wars about the Holy land from the muslims to restore passage to relgious pilgrims. |
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Easter |
a Christian church festival that celebrates the return of Jesus Christ to life following his death. |
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Eastern Orthodox |
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Edict of Milan |
Indirectly stop Christian perscuations signed by both empiors. |
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Epiphany |
a Christian festival held on January 6 in honor of the coming of the three kings to the infant Jesus Christ also a moment in which you suddenly see or understand something in a new or very clear way |
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Evangelists |
a person who seeks to convert others to the Christian faith, especially by public preaching. |
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Excommunication |
is really a kind of banishment, a punishment that's handed out by a church when one of its members breaks some important church rule. |
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Filoque Controversy |
Issue of whether or not the Holy Spirit proceeds from the father only. West from father and son. |
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Golden Rule |
"Do to others as you would have them do to you" |
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Good Friday |
a religious holiday, observed primarily by Christians, commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary. |
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Gospels |
at "good news" |
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Great Schism |
Split the religion in two groups. |
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Greatest Commandment |
Love of God is the basis and to love God above all things. |
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Guttenberg Printing Press |
The invention of moveable type spreads new ideas in modern lanugage |
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Heresy |
Is any provocative belief or theory that is strongly at variance with established beliefs or customs |
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Holy Spirit |
A seperate power of God that guides all believes. |
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Holy Thursday |
Last Supper. |
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Holy Week |
is the week preceding Easter and the final week of Lent. Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday and ends with Holy Saturday, the day before Easter Sunday. |
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Iconoclasm |
the rejection or destruction of religious images as heretical; the doctrine of iconoclasts.
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Inquistion |
To inquire. |
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John Calvin |
an influential French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation. He was a principal figure in the development of the system of Christian theology later called Calvinism. |
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Kingdom of God |
Vision of perfect society |
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Lent |
is a solemn religious observance in the liturgical calendar of many Christian denominations that begins on Ash Wednesday and covers a period of approximately six weeks before Easter Day. |
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Liturgical Colors |
White/Gold- Joy celebration used for greatest festivals, easter, christmas, wedding, batipism. |
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Martin Luther |
Monk and Professor of philosophy and moral theology |
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Mendicant Orders |
are religious orders which depend directly on charity for their livelihood. |
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Messiah |
"Annointed One" 2-Great Military Leader *no |
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Monasticism |
Monks and Nuns. |
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Orthodoxy |
consider the Roman Catholic Church and the Protestant churches to be incorrect in some teachings, including the relations between the persons of the Trinity. |
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Palm Sunday |
the Sunday before Easter, when the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem is celebrated in many Christian churches by processions in which palm fronds are carried. |
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St Paul |
Carried gopsel all over |
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Pauline Epsitles |
Written, attributed to St Paul to enter on indivdual or a group |
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Pentecost |
Marks the Birthday of Christainity |
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Peter |
The first bisop of Rome (Today title of the pope) |
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Pope |
the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church. |
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Protestant Reformation |
was the 16th-century religious, political, intellectual and cultural upheaval that splintered Catholic Europe, setting in place the structures and beliefs that would define the continent in the modern era. |
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Purgatory |
a place or state of suffering inhabited by the souls of sinners who are expiating their sins before going to heaven. |
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Religious Vows |
are the public vows made by the members of religious communities pertaining to their conduct, practices and views. |
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Ressurection |
Three days after the crucifixion they discover that his body is no longer in the tomb. |
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Revelation |
The last book of the Bible and last written. |
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Sermon on the Mount |
Literary device summinig up the chief teachings of Jesus and accending the kings of attitudes that christians should have. |
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Society of Jesus |
A new religious order founded by Ignatius Loyola attempted to show the truth of Catholicism primarily through education. |
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Summa Theologica |
Summary of Theology Which blended the philopshy of Aristotle with the Christian Scipture and contains his proofs to the existence of God. |
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Synoptics |
Gospels see things some way |
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Theotokis |
"God Bearer" |
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Thomas Aquinas |
Is the leading theologian of the time. |
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Trinity |
One God, but exisits in 3 divine persons |
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Universal Episels |
The five New Testament epistles (James, I and II Peter, I John, and Jude) that were addressed to the universal church rather than to particular Christian communities. |