Vocabulary
A false teaching that distorts a truth of the catholic faith
Who was St. Dominic
He was a wealthy Spanish noble who created the dominican
What to church's separated during this?
The Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Church
What doctrine was confirmed at the council of Nicea?
Jesus' divinity in the Nicene creed
How many Crusades happened over the span of 200 years?
8
What is the great schism?
A willful split or separation in the church to obey church laws
Who was St. Thomas Aquinas
He was a famous theologian and one of the church's famous thinkers
What year did the 2 churchs' split?
1054
What doctrine did the council Constantinople confirm?
The Holy Spirit's divinity n the Nicene creed
When did the Dark Ages happen?
500-1000
What is excommunication?
A severe penalty that is opposed by church authority for serious times against the Catholic faith
Who was Pope Urban the 3rd
He called for the first crusade
How did the excommunication have to do with the great schism?
The letter got sent from the pope to start the great schism
What doctrine did the council of Ephesus confirm?
Jesus is one divine person and Mary is the mother of God
When is the Turks invade the expanding Byzatine empire?
At the end of the 15th century
What is a virtue?
A disposition of the human soul developed by grace in practice to do good
Who was Arius
He started the first heresy and believed that Jesus was not God but a created being
What language did both the church's speak?
Eastern Orthodox: Greek
Roman Catholic Church: Latin
What doctrine did the Chalcedon council confirm?
Jesus Christ is one person the son of God with two natures
What was lay investure?
The practice of having political leaders assign jobs to bishops and priests
What is a synod?
A local bishop gathering
Who was Charlemange
He was crowned emperor by the pope in 800 and had much of Europe under his control
What year was the Patriarch of Constantinople removed?
1965
Which of the councils were Nestorian heresies and what were Arian heresies?
Nicea: Arian
Constantinople: Arian
Ephesus: Nestorian
Chalcedon: Nestorian
How does the Western church decide when Easter is?
The spring equinox and then the full moon after that which is then the Sunday after that