early church
What event marked the coming of the holy spirit upon the apostles.
Pentecost
Under which empire did early Christian’s face major persecution
The Roman Empire
What is an ecumenical council
A gathering of church leaders to clarify matters of faith and doctrine
Who helped convert the Anglo Saxon king ethelbert in England
St. Augustine of Canterbury
What does renaissance mean
Rebirth
What does Pentecost mean
Fiftieth day
What is a martyr
A witness to the truth of the faith who remains faithful even unto death
In what year was the first council of Nicaea held
325
Who was the British monk who evangelized in Germany
St. Boniface
Where did the rrenaissance begin
Florence
What event marks Jesus definitive entrance into gods domain
The ascension
What is an apologist
A Christian writer who defends the church using reason and intellectual arguments
What heresy did the first council of Nicaea respond to
Arianism
What major division occured between the eastern and western churches in 1054
The great schism
Who was martin luther
A German catholic priest whose protest helped begin the Protestant reformation
What is apostolic succession
The continuation of the apostles teaching and authority through their successors
What helped Christianity spread throughout the Roman Empire
Roads, travel, commen languages, and established Jewish communications
What did Arianism deny about Jesus
That Jesus was truly divine and of the same substance as the father
What were the crusades
Military expeditions undertaken by Christian’s connected especially with the holy land
What council clarified Catholic doctrine during the Catholic reformation
The council of Trent
What did Jesus establish as the new covenant
The church through his saving work, especially his death and resurrection
What happened to Christianity in the fourth century
It became tolerated and eventually legalized in the Roman Empire
What important creed came from the council of Nicaea
The nicene creed
What were mendicant orders known for
Living a life of property while preaching and serving others
What philosophy of the enlightenment emphasized human reason as the path to knowledge
Rationalism