The Church Under Roman Rule
Define Martyrs
Witnessness to the truth of faith who endured death to be faithful to christ.
The ________ of Christians put them at odds with the _______ of pagan Rome.
Monotheism, polytheism
The courage that Christians are called to embrace and rely on in order to evangelize and live their faith openly
Fortitude
The second century writers who defended and explained Christianity to non-beleivers wrote primarily to convince ________
Gentiles
A bishop who was eventually condemned to death based on his unrelenting promotion and defense of the Good News
St.Ignatius of Antioch
Christian writers who defend the Church against anti-Christian writings or heresey through the use of reason.
Apologists
A person who holds religous beleifs other than those of one of the major world religions or being polytheism.
Pagan
Church Father ______ wrote that the blood of martyrs is the seed of the Church
Tertullian
Who wrote The First Apology?
St.Justin Martyr
_______ was the bishop of Smyrna, what is now turkey
St.Polycarp of Smyrna
Christianity had become widespread and had a considerable presence in the__________
Roman Empire
Christians who renounce their faith
Lapsi
The physical remains of personal effects of a saint that are approved by the Church for veneration
Relic
The Sacred Scripures and other writings emerged from an ______________ and served as catechetical manuals, witness statements, and liturgical.
Oral Tradition
_______ was born into a pagan family, and during his youth, he was formally educated based on the teachings of ancient Greek philosophers such as Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle
St.Justin Martyr
In the first three centeries, the vast majority of Christians lived under a ________
Roman Government
Higher beings or Gods based on the beleif system of a particular religion.
deities
Cycle of the liturgical seasons of Advent, Christmas Ordinary time, lent, triduum, and easter organized around the major events of Jesus' life
Liturgical Year
Those men from the first through eight centuries AD who were given this title based on their monumental contributions to the Church.
Church Fathers
_______ was the bishop of what is now the city of Lyons, France
St.Irenaeus of Lyons
The greater openness to Christianity allowed the Church to further develop both her ________ and her ________.
hierarchical structure, liturgical practice
_______ worship was also expected of Roman Citizens
Idol
The day on the Liturgical calender commemorating a saint's entry into heaven
Feast Day
Incorrect and otherwise errant understandings or teachings about certain doctrinal maters or dogmas.
Heresies
_________ was the bishop of Carthage, in what is now Tunisia in northern Africa.
St.Cyprian of Carthage