Events
The last Roman emperor was deposed in this year
What is 476 AD?
This man converted Ireland
Who is St. Patrick?
The Church had to convert these people after they invaded Rome
Who are the Barbarians/Germanic Tribes?
This type of music is the standard for proper liturgy
What is Gregorian Chant?
The type of "worship" given to the saints and the angels
What is Dulia?
This is an common incorrect name for the time from around 500-1500 AD
What are the Dark Ages?
Who is St. Clotilda?
This religious group took much land by force in North Africa and Spain
Who are the Muslims?
This is the highest form of worship, given only to God
What is Latria?
This was the area of Italy that was given to the Pope by Pepin the Short
What are the Papal States?
This council condemned Monophysitism
What is the council of Chalcedon?
This man met had an mysterious conversation with Attila the Hun, after which Attila turned away
Who is Pope St. Leo the Great?
People who thought of the veneration of icons as idolatry were know as this
What are Iconoclasts?
This is when a group of Christians lives together in community and take certain vows
What is Monasticism?
This is the nickname given to France and why Catholics have a special love for her
What is the Eldest Daughter of the Church?
After only a month of deliberation, the Iconoclast controversy was resolved at this council
What is the Second Council of Nicaea?
This Byzantine Emperor built the Hagia Sophia
Who is Justinian I?
This controversy was the main reason that the Orthodox separated from the Catholic Church.
What is the Filioque controversy?
This is the term for all of Europe becoming Christian and Christianity being the dominant power in the world
What is Christendom?
This person is considered the Father of Western Monasticism
Who is St. Benedict?
For various reasons, the Orthodox Church broke away from the fullness of the Catholic Church in this year
What is AD 1054?
Named after Charles (the hammer) Martel, this is the name of the French royal dynasty that gave us Charlemagne
Who are the Carolingians?
The term for when Eastern Christians began to look to the Byzantine Emperor for their spiritual authority rather than the Pope
What is Caesaropapism?
The Eastern Roman Empire came to be known as this
What is Byzantium? (Or Byzantine Empire)
God did this and it shows that veneration of images in NOT idolotry
What is because God became a man? or What is God also commands his people to make images in scripture?