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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Clement of Rome | EC a. 4th bishop of Rome b. Wrote 1 Clement |
| polycarp | EC a. Bishop of Smyrna b. Martyred c. Disciple of John |
| Justin Martyr | EC a. Great apologist b. Philosopher who converted later in life c. Adopted Greek Philosophy with his theology d. Wrote First Apology to Emperor Pius and Marcus Aurelius in defense of Christianity |
| Irenaeus | EC a. apologist, but systematic theologian b. Disciple of Polycarp c. Bishop of Lyons d. Fought against Gnosticism with Tertullian e. Used Canon, creed, and apostolic succession to fight heresy |
| Origen | EC a. First systematic theologian b. Hugely prolific writer c. Author of the hexapla |
| Tertullian | EC a. first great western, Latin speaking theologian. b. “The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church” c. “What does Athens have to do with Jerusalem?” d. Coined the word “trinity” |
| Council of Nicea | 325 - Jesus is God |
| Council of Constantinople | 381 - Jesus reall is God and the Holy spirit is too |
| Council of Ephesus | 431 - Jesus was human |
| Council of Chalcedon | 451 - Leo's tome, Christology and two natures of Christ established |
| Constantine | IC a. Roman emperor who halted the persecution of Christians b. Hosted council of nicea c. Moved capital city from rome to constantinople |
| Arius | IC a. Heretic who argued that there was a time when the word was not. Disciple of Bishop Alexander of Alexandria who later excommunicated him. Theology was denounced at council of nicea |
| Athanasius | IC a. Bishop of Alexandria. b. At nicea as a scribe c. Main opponent to arianism |
| Antony | IC a. One of the first monks b. Athanasius wrote a biography of him |
| Basil of Caesarea (Basil the Great) | IC a. One of the Cappadocian fathers b. He succeeded Eusebius as bishop in Caesarea (370) and was a leading figure in the fight against Arianism after Nicea. c. He was also a key figure in the development of cenobitic monasticism. |
| Gregory Nazianzus | IC a. Another cappadocian father b. Bishop of Constantinople, and theologian |
| Augustine | IC a. Confession, city of God, bishop of Hippo b. Most deeply influential theologian of history |
| Chrysostom | IC a. Constantinople bishop b. Greatest early church preacher c. Preached against sin in government, the church, and society. Got in trouble for it. d. Chrysostom means golden mouth in greek |
| Jerome | IC a. Wrote the vulgate b. Regarded as the greatest Christian scholar of his time and an ascetic who lived primarily in Rome and Palestine |
| Leo the Great | IC a. Wrote Leo’s Tome about Christology, heavily influenced the council of Chalcedon. |
| Gregory the Great | MC a. First real pope b. Made a deal with the Germanic “barbanians” established papal authority, although rejecting the title |
| Charlemagne | MC a. crowned by Leo III in 800 AD b. First Christian Roman Emperor c. like Constantine, a benevolent ruler using his political power to further the cause of Christendom d. Forged an alliance between Rome and the strongest political power of Europe |
| Anselm | MC a. Archbishop of Canterbury b. he insisted that faith take priority over reason - “Faith seeking Understanding.” c. Wrote an ontological proof for God |
| St. Francis | MC a. Started the Franciscans b. Son of a wealthy noble, dedicated to poverty c. Received the signs of the cross on his body just before dying |
| St. Dominic | MC a. Started the Dominicans (right around the same time as the fransicans) b. Dedicated to education and learning c. After meeting Francis, Dominic implemented poverty and begging for money as a part of their order |
| Innocent III | MC a. He brought the papacy to the height of its power b. he launched the crusade against the Cathari c. he launched the Fourth Crusade to the Holy Land d. Convened the 4th laterine council |
| Thomas Aquinas | MC a. Greatest scholastic theologian of middle Ages b. His major contribution was wedding Aristotelian philosophy and theology. c. Provided the philosophical girding for transubstantiation |
| Babylonian Captivity of the Church | MC a. 70 year period where the papacy moved to Avignon france b. All the popes were French during this period and seemingly under control of the French king |
| Great Papal Schism | MC a. When there were three popes, first an Italian pope (done under duress), then a French pope, and they were both ousted and a third was named, except all three kept their power |
| The Fall of Constantinople | MC a. 1453, Constantinople fell to the ottomans, ending Christian control of the City for good |
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