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Pentecost
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descent of the Holy Spirit on the disciples of Jesus 40 days after his ascension. The tongues of fire came to rest on each of them and filled them with the Holy Spirit. Began to speak in other languages and spread the word of God.
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Tongues of Fire
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Monasticism
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men and women moving away from the world to pursue holiness
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Hermits
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Benedictines
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Men apart of the benedictine way of living. Benedictine monks
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Battle of Milvian Bridge
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312 AD. Constantine against Maxientius. Constantine converted when he was an asteroid in the shape of Cai Roh, the first letters of Christ
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council
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used to resolve theological problems
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crusade
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1095 to 1099. fight for the Holy Land (Jerusalem). Christians vs. Muslims
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conversion
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a person coverting from one religion to another
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5 people who converted
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St. Paul, Constantine, St. Augustine, Mohammed, Thomas Beckett, St. Francis of assisi
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Pope urban 2
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called for crusades 1095
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council of Jerusalem
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do you need to be Jewish to be Christian?
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pacifism
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belief that any violence is unjustifiable
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the rule of St Benedict
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the rule book of being a monk, work and prayer
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Damascus
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conversion of St Paul
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confessions
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first autobiography in history by st Augustine "Why do we take pleasure in doing what is wrong?" Original sin
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mendicant
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wandering monk
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Franciscans
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a group of monks established by st Francis of assisi to go and spread the word of God
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canonization
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the church declaring a decreased person a saint
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st Jerome
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biblical scholar that translated the bible in to Latin (Adam and eve apple)
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gnostic
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"knowers", believed in "Special knowledge " that Jesus was an emanation of the Divine spirit
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st Augustine
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the father of Roman catholicism
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Mohammed
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570-632. writes the Koran and 5 pillars of Islam
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5 pillars of Islam
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1) Declaration of faith in Allah 2) 1/40 of income to charity 3) pray 5 times daily 4) fast during Ramadan 5) Pilgrimage to Mecca |
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Edict of Milan
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313 AD. legalized Christianity and stopped persecutions
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Donatists
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the state of the priest makes the sacrament valid or invalid
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relic
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a deceased persons body parts bones or object
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martyr
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killed for beliefs
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st Paul
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Saul. a jew that persecuted Christians. present at martyrdom of St.Stephen. related to the gentiles. wrote the epistles. established Christian communities in Corinth and galatia
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3 vows of a monk
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poverty chastity obedience
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pelagianism
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belief that original sin didn't taint human nature
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acts of the apostles
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the fifth book of the new testament. tells the founding of the church and the spread of its message to the Roman empire
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gregorian chant
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sacred song of the western Roman catholic church
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saint Simeon
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also known as Simon Peter. one of the 12 apostles of Jesus, and leader of the Christian Church
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saint Antony
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became a hermit in the desert for 13 years on a pillar
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abbot suger
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architect of Gothic cathedrals. built stone churches with stain glass windows
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