History Mysteries
The act that legalized Christianity in Rome in 313AD
The Edict of Milan
The members of the Church on Earth
Church Militant
St. Boniface
Public vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience
The Evangelical Counsels
Peter was the first of these
Pope
A period when the Holy Roman Emperor promoted learning, music, building, and art.
Carolingian Renaissance
The revealed teachings of Christ proclaimed by the authority of the Church
Doctrine
Founded the first monastery
Benedict of Nursia
Founded the first monastery
Benedict of Nursia
A gift of grace from the Holy Spirit that helps someone serve God and the Church
Charism
This Eastern emperor codified law, and ruled during a time of peaceful growth.
Justinian I
How did the Church evangelize in the middle ages?
Let people keep their temples and customs, but turn them to Christianity.
The first Holy Roman Emperor
Charlemagne
The Greek version of the Old Testament, quoted by Jesus
The Septuagint
How Pope Paul VI describes the methods Benedictines used to spread the Gospel
Cross, book, and plow.
What threats did the Eastern and Western Churches face?
The Eastern Church: Islamic invaders
The Western Church: Barbarian Invaders
The public worship of the Church; participation in the Paschal mystery of Christ. The Mass is the primary and greatest example of it.
Liturgy
The event that inspired St. Augustine to write "The City of God."
The sack of Rome
A leader of the Church who was taught directly by the apostles.
Apostolic Father
The Latin word meaning "call out of" or "assembly."
Ecclesia
Institutions that preserved Christianity and important works of Western Civilization.
Monasteries
The obstinate denial after Baptism of a truth which must be believed in the Church
HERESY!!!
This saint led a team of 30 monks to evangelize England
St. Augustine of Canterbury
THe union of divine and human natures in the one Divine Person of Jesus Christ
The Hypostatic Union
An empire formed to help the Church and unify Europe, ruled over many lands for over 1,000 years.
The Holy Roman Empire
A time of relative peace and stability in the Roman Empire
Pax Romana
The primary and greatest example of the Liturgy
The Mass
Turned his family home into a monastery, sent Augustine of Canterbury to England
Pope St. Gregory the Great
The visible leadership structure of the Church
Hierarchy
Capital of the Eastern Empire
Constantinople