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38 Cards in this Set
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Apologist ?
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Someone who defends their faith
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Heresy
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Going against the established doctrines of the faith
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Gnosticism
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They believe that God was not human, he was only divine, he was a Ghost.
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Arianism
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They believe that Jesus was only human, similiar reasoning, different conclusion
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Apostles Creed
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A belief that Jesus was both divine and human - 200 AD
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Nicene Creed
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It said that jesus was both human and divine, reaffirms Jesus' humanity. - 300 AD
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Apostasy
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The act of renouncing one's faith - people that renounced their faith were allowed back in the church, only after doing penance.
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Pacifism
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The belief that Jesus would not have wanted us to fight - dont engage in wars
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St. Ignatius of Antioch
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Early martyr who wrote letters to encourage Christians
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St. Justin Martyr
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He refused to worship the local idols, and he and his 6 students were killed
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St. Antony of Egypt
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First monk, (hermit) - lives in the desert by himself
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St. Basil
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He starts the first Christian monastic order - 1st rule - and he lived in the 300's
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St. Jerome
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He translated the entire bible to Latin from Hebrew/Greek
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St. Augustine
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He changed his life around, became bishop of Hippo
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Arius
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He was the priest of the Arian Heresy - he loved the church - but he believed that Jesus was only human
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Constantine
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Famous for the Edict of Mulan; He put the "chi-ro" shield on all weapons, then he was victorious.
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Diocletian
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He was known for being a confident leader, but he was horrible towards the Christians because he persecuted the most people.
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Edict of Milan
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Written by Constantine - it made Christianity legal
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The Rule of Basil
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Eat little, own little, and obey the abbot
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Earliest 2 orders
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Bishop and Deacon
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Why Rome was so central
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Peter and Paul died there + its the imperial city
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Why Roman Empire intolerant of Christians
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They refused to follow the Pagan Gods - they also did not fight
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What Emperor Theodosius did
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Out lawed Paganism - Only christian's can be soldiers
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Why Monks went to desert
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To get away from the temptations of the city - to seek the right of heart
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Who influenced St. Augustine (3 people)
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His Mom, St. Ambrose, Reading from Paul, Plato
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His famous book
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city of god - selfless people
city of man - selfISH people |
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Pope Leo's understanding of the papacy
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he called himself a Supreme Pontiff and he thought of his position as a worldly power
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How he accomplished this
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Attila the Hun came to attack Rome - and he convinced him to turn back - and the emperor was not even able to do so!
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# of popes so far
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266
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How church is organized
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1. Pope
2. Cardinals 3. Archbishops 4. Bishops 5. Monsignor 6. Priests 7. Deacons |
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2 Most important cities in Church at the end of the 5th century
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Rome-Vatican City
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Who moved the capital city + to where?
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Byzantium
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Meaning of "Monasticism"
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Mono=One living alone
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What is original sin
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the tendency to sin that was started by Adam and Eve
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Conversion of St. Augustine
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He listens to St. Ambrose speak, (he has first led a drunken life) and he starts to read the bible, he hears kids sing Take + Read , and he opens the bible to a random passage, and it says dont lead a drunken life, then he becomes a bishop/priest.
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His Accomplishments
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Writing 2 books/ Being Bishop
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St. Antony's Conversion Story
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- He listens to the gospel story, and he hears go and sell all that you have and St. Antony goes and does that and he gets into heaven.
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St. Antony's Contributions
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Establishment of Monasticism
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