The Council of Chalcedon
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The Council of Chalcedon was led by whom and in what year? 

Pope Leo I, 451AD

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This first council affirmed that Christ is "one substance with the Father." (Jesus is God)

Council of Nicaea 

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Monks bedrooms were called: 

cells

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Room where monks copy books

Scriptorium 

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Name 3 holy hours

prime, matins, mass, nones, vespers and compline

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Who called for the Council of Chalcedon? Why?

Emperor Maricon called the council because he was worried about church unity.


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This council affirmed that Christ has "two natures in one person." 

Council of Chalcedon 

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Monks took these 3 vows: 

obedience, chastity (no marriage), poverty

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Monk chosen to rule an abbey 

Abbot 

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The bishops said that Christ was both of these things:

 fully God, fully man 

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This council rejected the teachings of Nestorius.

Council of Chalcedon 

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What was the name of the famous illuminated manuscript we looked at? 

The Book of Kells



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What were the two types of clerics?

Monks and Friars

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The bishops at Chalcedon said that Christ's natures exist without _____________, ______________, ______________, or ______________________

confusion, change, division, separation 

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This council was held in Turkey

The Council of Chalcedon

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What was the robe and hood of a monks clothing called? 


habit and cowl
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"Brother" comes from which Latin word?

Frater

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What three things did the bishops at Chalcedon accomplish?

1. Confirmed the Nicene tradition.

2. Rejected the heresy of Nestorianism.

3. Provide a definition of the faith.

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This council said Chris is "one person, not two persons."

Council of Ephesus

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Name all three Orders of monks

Benedictine, Franciscan, Dominican

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What Greek word means alone?

 Mono