Important People
He issued the Edict of Milan.
Who was Emperor Constantine?
This was the first great council of the Church.
What was the Council of Jerusalem?
The first great Catholic social justice encyclical.
What is the Rerum Novarum?
These battles were organized to take back the cross and free the Holy Land.
What were the Crusades?
This group followed a strict set of rules and lived in monasteries.
Who were the monks and/or nuns?
This man started the Protestant Reformation with his “Ninety-five Theses.”
Who was Martin Luther?
In this Plenary council, they voted to establish a nationwide catholic school system.
What was the Third Plenary Council?
Pope John Paul II issued this encyclical to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Rerum Novarum.
What is Centesimus Annus?
The event was caused by two conflicting popes each claiming to be the real pope.
What was the Great Schism of the West?
This group was suppressed and banished from much of Europe during the 1700s.
Who were the Jesuits?
He was the first ordained bishop of Baltimore, Maryland.
Who was John Carroll?
This Council focused on the need for reform within the Church and disproving protestant beliefs.
What was the Council of Trent?
This encyclical spoke of establishing universal peace.
What is Pacem in Terris?
These celebrations were established to strengthen young people’s faith.
What are World Youth Days?
This group rejected the Latin Mass, most sacraments and emphasized scripture.
Who were the Protestants?
He was called the “Prisoner of the Vatican.”
Who was Pope Pius IX?
This was the largest council in Church history, with over 2,500 bishops from around the world.
What was the Second Vatican Council?
This encyclical was published by Pope Pius II to deal with problems from the Enlightenment Age.
What is Fides et Ratio?
The period when the Church became a patron of the arts.
What was the Renaissance?
This group worked among the poor and relied on the generosity of others.
Who were the friars?
This king launched a program of reform and had lasting contributions to education.
Who was King Charlemagne?
This council ruled that Catholics must receive holy communion at least once a year.
What was the Fourth Lateran Council?
This encyclical describes humanity's dependence on God.
What is Veritatis Splendor?
This divided the Church into the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Churches, and the Eastern Orthodox Church.
What was the Schism of 1054?
This group was formed by a king after he was unable to successfully dissolve his marriage.
What was the Church of England?