Saints
Bishop who was eventually condemned to death based on unrelenting promotion and defense of the Good News.
St. Ignatius of Antioch
Determined that Gentiles could be accepted into the Church
The Council of Jerusalem
The persecution of Christians within the Roman Empire spanned---
___ concludes the Acts of the Apostles with Paul in Rome.
St. Luke
Higher beings or gods based on the belief system of a particular region
Deities
Bishop who was a staunch defender against heresies that had sprung up in Asia Minor.
St. Polycarp of Smyrna
Judaism was permitted in the...
Roman Empire
When was Christianity legalized?
313
Jewish communities were established in the __
Diaspora
Christians who renounced their faith
Lapsi
He argued that Christianity is the truest and most intellectually satisfying philosophy.
St. Justin Martyr
What year did the fire sweep through Rome
64AD
What territories did the Roman Empire stretch throughout?
Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.
___ were theologians of the 1st 8 centuries
Church Fathers
Who said, "If the world hates you, realize that it hated me first."
Jesus
Bishop who wrote "Indeed, the tradition of the Apostles is clear to the whole world."
St. Ignatius of Lyons
An intense persecution of Christians began in - and lasted until -
64-67
When did Decius's persecutions begin?
250
People who undergo a period of study and spiritual presentation
Catechumens
Name of the dispersion of Jews outside Jerusalem.
Diaspora
First bishop of Carthage to receive the crown of martyrdom.
St. Cyprian of Carthage.
Christians who renounced their faith
Lapsi
When did Diocletian's persecution begin?
303
The fire started by __ led to the rapid persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire under his reign.
Nero
Christian writers who defend the Church
Apologists