Church History II
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- When were the Apostles Creed and Didoche written?
- 2nd century AD
- What was the Easter Controversy? When was it?
- 196 AD. East and West debated when the Resurrection should be celebrated. West preferred Sunday; East preferred linking it with Passover, no matter what the day.
- How many New Testament books were written by 200 AD?
- 23
- How many languages were the Scriptures translated into by 200?
- 7
- Who divided the Roman Empire? When?
- Diocletian (292)
- When did Constantine see a vision of the Cross of Jesus?
- 312 AD
- What was the Edict of Milan? When was it?
- 313; Constantine and Licineus agreed to tolerate Christianity in the Roman Empire
- What was the Council of Nicea? When was it?
- 325; The Council of Nicea was called in response to many heresies. It produced an early version of the Nicene Creed with a clear definition of the Trinity.
- What happened in 330 AD?
- Constantine established the capital as Byzantium and renames it Constantinople. (Modern day Istanbul)
- When was the Nicene Creed finalized? By whom?
- 381 by Council of Constantinople
- What happened in 391?
- Theodosius made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire.
- Who was a missionary to Ireland?
- St. Patick
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When was Augustine the bishop of Hippo?
Where is Hippo? -
395-430 AD
North Africa - Who was missionary to England?
- St. Augustine of Canterbury
- What is a scriptorium?
- The writing room of a monastery
- What is matins?
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Means morning
The first canonical hour
After midnight, usually around 2 am - What is lauds?
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"Praise"
Second canonical hour
At dawn 5 am to 6 am - What is prime?
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"The first hour"
The third canonical hour
Between 6 am and 9 am - What is terce?
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"The third hour"
Fourth canonical hour
Between 9 am and noon - What is sext?
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"The sixth hour"
Fifth canonical hour
Between noon and 3 pm, usu. noon - What is none?
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"the ninth hour"
Sixth canonical hour
Between 3 pm and sunset, usu. 3 pm - What is vespers?
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"evening star"
Seventh canonical hour
sundown - What is compline?
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"complete"
eighth canonical hour
Bedtime - Why is prayer important to Christian life?
- Allows you to hear God
- Why is fasting important?
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Shows your sacrifice for God
Allows God to fill you - How did monasteries preserve culture?
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Wrote and copied Bibles and books
Made "story buildings" so that stories
could live on to the illiterate
Kept written records of events
Usually were not attacked; kept
precious art and books there - How did monasteries help the people around them?
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Provided basic needs
First hospitals
First schools
Made medicine from herbs - Where are some famous cathedrals?
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Clooney
Chartes - Name 2 examples of a famous cathedral.
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Notre Dame
Abbey Church of Sts. Peter and Paul - How did art help people in the Middle Ages?
- Stained glass windows, carvings, statues, paintings, and illuminations told Bible stories to the illiterate or were used to emphasize a story that someone told.
- Who were the Apostolic Fathers? When did they write?
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Clement of Rome, Ignatius of Antioch, Polycarp, Barnabas
85-150 AD - When did John die? Why?
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About 100 AD
Died a natural death - What happened in 107 AD?
- Bishop St. Ignatius of Antioch was martyred
- When was the second Jewish rebellion? What were its results?
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132-135 AD
Jerusalem was destroyed; population dies or flees - What happened in 155 AD?
- Polycarp, bishop of Smyrna, burned
- When were Christians in Egypt persecuted?
- 200 AD; martyred by the thousands
- What happened in 215?
- Clement of Alexandria, theologian, died
- What happened from about 235 to 270?
- Roman persecution of Christians under several emperors; Christianity grows; Carthage becomes a Christian center in Africa
- When were the first Christian buildings made?
- 261
- What happened in 287?
- Mass conversion of Armenia; Kind Tridates makes Christianity official state religion
- When did Diocletian persecute Christians?
- 303-304; scriptures burned, thousands killed
- When was Constantine baptized?
- 337- a few days before his death!
- What happened in 339?
- Christians persecuted in Persia (Iran)
- What did Julian the Apostate do? When did he do this?
- 361; attempted to restore paganism to Roman Empire
- When was the Nicene Creed finalized?
- 381 by Council of Constantinople
- Who was John Chrysotom?
- Bishop of Constantinople (beginning in 398)
- What was the Council of Ephesus?
- 431; defined Mary as the theotokos; decided Jesus was fully human and fully divine