Church Victorious - CH 3
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Arianism | a heresy that taught that Jesus was "not of the same substance" as God |
| Council of Nicaea | met to deal with the heresy known as Arianism , and was called by the emperor of Constantine in 325 AD. This council also formulated the Nicene Creed. |
| Vandals | One of the most destructive nomadic tribrs - adopted Arianism when they converted to Christianity. |
| Saint Leo the Great | Made the papacy a powerful and independent force overseeing the Western Church. He taught that each pope inherits the power of Peter. |
| Fathers of the Church | A term for Church leaders during the early centuries of Christianity whose teachings collectively formulated Christian doctrine and practices. |
| Nicene Creed | Summary of the essential Christian beliefs. |
| The City of God | Written by St. Augustine - a defense of Christianity in the face of the collapse of the Roman Empire - earthly kingdoms rise and fall, the kingdom of God lasts forever. |
| Saint Basil | Founder of Eastern Monasticism. |
| Eastern Monasticism | System of monasteries founded by Saint Basil. |
| Huns | A tribe orginating in China; one of the last barbarian groups to invade Western Europe. |
| Saint Ambrose | Inspired Saint Augustine to become a Christian. |
| Vulgate | Saint Jerome's Latin translation of the Bible. |
| Monastic movement | A term used to describe living alone or in a community apart from the rest of society in order to experience God's presence especially through regular prayer and self denial marked by the profession of religious vows. |
| Western Monasticism | .A system of monasteries founded by Saint Benedict.. |
| Desert Fathers | Christian men who lived alone in the desert territories of northern Africa and the Middle East in order to sacrifice their lives to the Christ. |
| Ecumenical Council | a meeting to which all bishops of the world are invited in the exercise of their collegial authority for the purpose of addressing common concerns facing the world wide Church |
| Monophysitism | Belief that Jesus only has a divine nature. |
| Pax Romana | Literally means "Roman peace" - the time of stability and order afforded people who lived in the Roman Empire during the height of its power. |
| Saint Augustine | Recognized by many as the greatest theologian of the Western Church |
| Jerome | Translated the Bible into Latin. |
| Saint Anthony of Egypt | Preferred the solitary life. He started monks in their monastic life, left them and then came back to see if they were living out his suggestions. |
| Saint Benedict | .The Father of Western Monasticism. |
| Pope Damasus | First to use the term Apostolic See to refer to the office of the Pope and to strengthen in peoples' minds the connection between the papacy and the apostoles |
| Catholic | A word that means "universal" or everywhere". |
| Visigoths | A Germanic tribe who settled in Spain - the first such group to lay seige to Rome. |
| Apostolic See | A term used for the papacy, identifying papal power with that of the apostles. |
| Manicheans | Believed that matter is evil and in a constant struggle with God the source of all good. |
| monk | A person who lives the monastic life. |
| Clovis | Leader of the Franks. This was the last major Germanic tribe to become Christian. |
| convent | The residence of religious women who are bound together by vows to a religious life. |
| Saint Clotilde | Wife of Clovis |
| Pontifex Maximus | Title traditionally given to a Roman emperor as head of the state religion later given to the Pope; literally it means , "greatest bridge builder" |
| Barbarian | Originally the term simply referred to people who couldn't speak Greek properly. Later referred to collectively to the tribes that inhabited the territory beyond the western and northern frontiers of the Roman empire. |
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