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Church History Midterm Study Guide Terms

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Definition
Infallible   The Pope is incapable of error in matter of faith and morals    
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Hellenization   Greek culture spreading throughout the known world/ spread Greek language/ natural Law & immortal soul    
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Alexander the Great   Macedonian king who dreamed of a large united empire    
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Stoicism   Extreme morality system/ belief that virtue and reason are the highest good/ practice that rejects showing emotion    
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Punic Wars   Series of wars that consisted of Rome gaining Carthage and defeating Hannibal    
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Julius Caesar   Named himself dictator for life    
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Marcus Antonius (Antony)   Married Cleopatra and killed himself    
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Octavian   Consul to bring lasting peace to the Roman Empire    
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Marcus Lepidus   Member of the triumvirate    
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Triumvirate   Marcus Lepidus, Marcus Antonius, and Octavian    
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Pax Romana   200 years of lasting peace in Rome    
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Sanctifying Grace   Given to us every time we receive the sacraments/ necessary for eternal life/ makes us partakers in God's Divine Life    
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Actual Grace   Specifically given by God to help us at a particular moment/ given to us every time someone prays for us/ helps us to do good things but is not permanent    
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Hypostatic Union   Union of divine and human nature in one    
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Salvation History   God's plan to save man from the consequences of son for all time    
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Justification   Being made right with God    
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Pascal Mystery   Jesus' life, death and resurrection    
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Kenosis   Greek for self-emptying/ refers to Christ's total self-sacrifice    
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Fullness of the truth   Instituted by Christ, authority of the Pope and priests, sacraments, saints & Mary (Church has everything Christ instituted)    
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Sacraments   Baptism, Reconciliation, Eucharist, Confirmation, Holy Orders, Matrimony, Anointing of the Sick    
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Saints   Known to be in heaven through canonization/ interceding for us    
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Mary   Fulfillment of Eve/ Eve brought death into the world, Mary brought life into the world    
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Incarnation   Latin: to become flesh/ God became fully man, fully divine (hypostatic union)    
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John 1:1   Jesus is the word by which the world was created/ fitting that salvation is entrusted to the Creator    
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4 Reasons God became Man   Life (we could partake in His divine life through S and A grace), Love ( showed us infinite depths of God's love), Reconciliation (made expiation for our sins), Imitation (gave us an example to follow through prayer, obedience, humility and charity)    
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4 ways Jesus showed us how it imitate Him   Charity, obedience, humility, prayer    
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How is the Mass and sacrifice on the Cross the same?   Priest & victim are the same, faithful are present, same sacrifice of Jesus to Himself to the the Father, graces are the same    
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How are the sacrifices of the Cross and the Mass different?   Cross is historical event, Mass includes the whole Church, Mass-unbloody sacrifice, Cross- bloody sacrifice, many Masses but only one sacrifice    
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Mother of God   Divine maternity, Jesus receives human nature from Mary    
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Ever-Virgin   Pure in every sense, sinless, virgin throughout her life    
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Immaculate Conception   Mary was conceived without original sin, from conception on ➡️ sinless    
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Assumed into heaven   She didn't die, was carried body and soul into heaven    
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Co-Redemptorix   Has unique role in salvation, cooperates in the redemptive sacrifice of her Son    
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Medatrix   Bearer of Christ, Intercedes, dispenses graces from her Son, intercessor    
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Advocate   Prays for people of God    
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Baptism of Our Lord   Indicates acceptance of mission/ marks beginning of public ministry/ manifestation of Trinity    
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Wedding at Cana   Marks beginning of Redemptive mission/ prefigures Christ's Passions and Death/ indicates importance of Mary    
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Temptation in the Desert   Satan tried to tempt Christ to resist His Passion and Death/ counteracts disobedience of Adam    
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Transfiguration   Jesus reveals His divinity/ Moses-->Law & Elijah-->Prophets    
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The Last Supper   First Mass on Holy Thursday    
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Agony in the Garden   Jesus experienced true mental suffering/ hematohidrosis    
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Body of Christ   2 dimensions: horizontal (btw human beings) & vertical (btw God and human being)    
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Universal Sacrament of Salvation   Jesus gives us salvation through the Church    
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Bride of Christ   Christ is the giver of life, Church nurtures & bears it to the world/ Christ is necessary for the Church/Christ completes the Church/ Christ is the head of the Church    
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Mission of the Holy Spirit   Church carries out mission through time/ receive H.S. through sacraments/ H.S. gives virtues and gifts    
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Gifts of H.S.   Wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, fear of the Lord    
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Fruits of the H.S.   Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self control    
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Particular Judgment   When each soul is judged by God, right after death    
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Parousia   The final judgment, when God judges all of the human race    
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Beatific Vision   The ability to see God face to face    
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Council of Jerusalem   Old Law vs. New Law- can Gentiles be saved without following Old Law? Should they be circumcised?    
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St. Bartholomew   Was martyred by being flayed alive    
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St. Paul   Responsible for the arrest & martyrdom of many Christians before conversion/ Saul --> Paul    
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St. Peter   Crucified by Nero in 64 AD    
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Judas Iscariot   Betrayed Jesus for financial gain    
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St. Jude   Patron of lost causes    
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St. Matthew   Called Levi meaning gift of God    
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St. John   The Beloved Disciple    
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St. Matthias   Replaced Judas Iscariot    
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St. Andrew   Brother of St. Peter    
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St. James (the greater)   First of the 12 to be martyred    
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St. Thomas   Doubted Jesus' Resurrection    
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St. James (the less)   Head of the Church in Jerusalem and presided in the Council of Jerusalem    
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St. Philip   Brought Nathaniel (Bartholomew) to Christ    
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Cornelius   Devout Gentile who came to Christ    
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Ananias   Responsible for laying hand son Saul and baptizing him    
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St. Simon   Shares a feast day and was martyred with St. Jude    
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Objective Redemption   The work accomplished by Christ for all people by means of His Passion, Death and Resurrection    
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Subjective Redemption   Redemption won by Christ but must be applied to each person individually    
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Baptism (Early Christian Practice)   Catechumens met over a 2 or 3 year period/ baptizing infants became more common during the 3rd Cent./ Baptism by blood    
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Agape   Means love in Greek/ religious meal that was related to the Eucharist and preceded the Eucharist/ Did not last long because of abuses    
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Eucharist   Means thanksgiving/ celebrant gave thanks in his own words before the consecration    
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Catacombs   Early Christina burial places, shrines and places of worship    
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Holy Days   Wednesday and Friday/ Sunday was also a holy day for pagans so it was safer for Christian worship during persecution    
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Cross (Symbols)   Christian Faith    
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Fish (Symbols)   Recalls Multiplication of Loaves and Fishes/ Greek fish same as Greek phrase "Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior"    
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Anchor (Symbols)   Safety, hope/ depiction of Cross (recognized by Christians but not by non-believers)    
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Papacy (Early Church)   Supreme authority in all Church matters/ Vicar of Christ    
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Episcopacy   Successors of Apostles/ administer of sacraments    
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Presbyters   Priests/ church elders/ offer sacrifice of the Mass/ subordinate to Bishop    
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The Scriptures   No canon (Early Church)/ texts of Bible determined by authority under the H.S./ Scripture part of broader tradition    
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Sola Scriptura   Scripture alone    
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Sola Fidei   Faith alone    
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Sexual Ethics, Abortion, Contraception   Rejected abortion, infanticide, & contraception prevalent in society/ it rejected dignity of human person & violated 5th commandment    
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"The Way"   Refers to Christian living/ requires integrity and sacrifice    
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Martyr   Greek= witness/ bears with to Christ/ showed love, joy & faith amidst suffering/ achieved sanctity & entrance to heaven    
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Kiss of Peace   Originates with martyrs/ bless each other wit joy & peace    
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Caligula   A crazy emperor/ thought/acted as though his horse was a person    
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Nero   Crazy emperor/ blamed Christians for "Great Fire" 64 AD    
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Nero's Circus   An amphitheater built by Nero    
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Domition   Completed the Colosseum in 72 AD/ its still around today    
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St. Stephen   First Christian martyr/ Deacon/ stoned under St. Paul    
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St.s Felicity & Perpetua   Friends/ Felicity the slave of Perpetua/ Felicity 8 months pregnant/ stayed in prison until baby was born/ sentenced to death in amphitheater by wild beasts/ beheaded    
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St. Lucy   Committed to celibacy/ wouldn't sacrifice to Diocletian/ tried to take away her virginity/ tortured/ eyes gouged out    
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St. Cecilia   Took vow of celibacy with husband/ converted 100s of people/ put in fire but not burned/ beheaded/ remained alive for 3 days/ preached and sang    
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Martyrdom Today   More Christian martyrs in 20th century alone/ 270 martyrs every day/ 200 million Christians over 60 nations face persecution every day (60% children)    
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Apostolic Father   Leaders of the faith taught by the Apostles    
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Apologist   Greek= defense/ Author of work that defends the faith against heresies    
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Didache   Doctrine containing Christian morals, doctrine, customs and traditions/ Author unknown/ 1st Century/ "Doctrine of the 12 Apostles"/ written amidst Church persecution to ensure regulation of belief system    
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St. Hippolytus   Apologist/wrote Eucharistic prayer/ anti-pope of Novationists (schism= could never be admitted or forgiven back into the faith/ united with Pope St. Pontian before martyrdom    
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Tertullian   Apologist/ Father of Latin Theology/ said Christians were an asset to Rime/ involved in Montansism (heresy=refuse forgiveness of certain sins)    
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St. Polycarp   Apostolic Father/ died under Antonius Pilas/ Bishop of Smyrna/ friend of St. Ignatius/ refused to offer incense/ burned & not harmed so killed by sword    
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St. Justin Martyr   Apologist/ died under Marcus Aurelius/ addressed letters to Emperor & Senate/ beheaded    
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St. Ignatius of Antioch   Apostolic Father/ taught by John/ Bishop of Antioch/ first to use "Catholic Church"    
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5 Good Emperors   Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antonius Pilas, Marcus Aurilias    
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Trajan's Rescript   Profession of Christianity is a crime/ Christians can only be killed of they publicly announce their faith, if they renounced it & offered sacrifice they could live    
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Hadrian's Rescript   Christians could not be mobbed, only punished for violations of the aw, not for profession of belief    
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Libellactiti   Christians who signed a certificate of sacrifice    
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Sacrificanti   Christians who offered sacrifices    
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Thurificanti   Christians who burned incense to the emperor    
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Lapsi   Christians who formally renounced the faith by offering sacrifices to pagan gods    
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Decius   1st to inaugurate an empire wide persecution of Christians    
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Edict of Decius   Exterminated of Christians/ if suspicious of being a Christian, must sacrifice to gods to prove otherwise    
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Valerian   Forbid Christians to meet in public places/ no Mass in catacombs/ bishops, priests and deacons killed/ Christians killed or sold into slavery    
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Diocletian   Desired to unify empire    
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Surge of Persecution   64 AD- 303 AD    
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The Great Persecution   303 AD- 313 AD    
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The Great Persecution (4 Edicts)   1)Destruction of Churches, books burned, no meeting at all 2) imprisoned clergy 3) demand pagan sacrifice from clergy 4) demanded sacrifice from every Christian    
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Origin   Prolific writer, theologian, & biblical exegete/ head of 1st school in Alexandria/ died from torture under Decius/ not a saint b/c of belief that everyone goes to heaven    
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Exegete   a writer of an exegesis-> a long, long commentary of a passage in the Bible    
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St. Lawrence   Saw Pope St. Sixtus II beheaded/ deacon/ ordered to get treasure of the Church/ brought the poor/ grilled alive    
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Sacred Tradition   Passing down orally from the Apostles    
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