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Constantine moved the capital of the Roman Empire to this city, later called Constantinople.
What is Byzantium (or Constantinople)?
This famous church in Constantinople became one of the greatest symbols of Eastern Christianity.
What is Hagia Sophia?
The Orthodox Church disagreed with the Western Church over this bishop’s growing authority.
Who is the bishop of Rome (the pope)?
According to Orthodoxy, salvation is described more as restoration of this divine likeness than legal forgiveness.
What is the image of God?
This event in 1054 officially marked the split between Eastern Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism.
What is the Great Schism?
This emperor rebuilt the Hagia Sophia and strongly shaped Eastern Orthodoxy.
Who is Justinian?
Orthodox Christians use these sacred images as reminders of heavenly realities and people.
What are icons?
This council in A.D. 787 defended the use of icons in the church.
What is the Second Council of Nicaea?
This controversy centered on whether religious images should be used in worship.
What is the Iconoclastic Controversy (or Iconoclasm)?
These two brothers helped spread Orthodox Christianity among the Slavic peoples.
Who are Cyril and Methodius?