Chapter 3 Notes
Church History
The Church Victorious: the
Age of the Fathers
Vocabulary:
Pontifex Maximus:
Arianism:
Ecumenical Council:
Council of Nicaea:
Catholic
Nicene Creed:
Monophysitism:
Fathers of the Church:
Monastic Movement:
Monk:
Notes:
Religion of the Empire
Constantine issued the _______________________ allowing religious
tolerance:
Changes to Christianity:
– Christians no longer _______________, but were looked to by
leaders to foster the well-being of the Empire.
– Christian worship became ____________
– Christian missionaries spread not only _______________ but
also ________________________________.
Constantine
Moved the Roman Capital from _______ to ______________________
– Moved center of Roman civilization from West to East
– Only __________________ were left to care for the crumbling
West.
Constantine favored Christianity but allowed non-Christian
customs to continue.
– Kept the image of the Sun god on money
– Called himself Pontifex maximus (pontiff), a title eventually
adopted by the Pope.
Turned to Christianity in 312, but was not baptized until just
before he died
Council of Nicea
A new heresy:
– Arianism- stated that Jesus was not of the ________
substance as God, only God was immortal, Jesus had to
have been _____________, He is
_______________________________________________.
Alexander of Alexandria, Arius’ __________, condemned Arius and
his teaching.
Followers of Arius joined in the dispute:
– Riots broke out
– Controversy began to affect the security of the empire
_________________ called a meeting in Nicaea to discuss the issue.
Council of Nicaea:
– First __________________ council
– Opened by the Emperor; he wanted a Church that had
beliefs that would be _______________
– Rejected ________________ and fromulated a ____________
that would clearly describe their beliefs.
Nicene Creed:
– Creed the ____________ created.
– Proclaimed in all _____________ churches as part of
________.
– Added onto later at the Council of _______________________
Council of Chalcedon
Took place in ______
Addressed the heresy of _______________________
______________:
– Head of a monastery near Constantinople
– Leading advocate of monophysitism
400 Bishops attended
Condemned ______________________ and declared the teaching
that Jesus is
_________________________________________________________________
___________________.
Pope as Emperor of the West
Bishop of Rome came to be viewed early on as _______________ of
the Church.
– Became the __________________ of the West
In the East:
– .
In the West:
– .
Western Roman Empire Falls
By the end of the 5th Century, ________ ceased to exist.
– Was now a collection of land ruled by various tribes.
– Arianism dominant religion in the West at the start of the
Christian Tribal period.
– Catholic Christianity was kept alive by the
____________________ and others so it eventually dominated
____________
Fathers of the Church:
Christian leaders that assisted the Church in deciding matters of
Christian beliefs and practice.
____ fathers of the Western Church, 51 of the East.
People of courage, conviction, wisdom, and faith who sustained
the Church during difficult times.
Monasticism
As Roman lifestyle and Christianity grew together, some people
went to great attempts to live a ________________ life.
They determined the best way to pursue life with Christ was to
separate themselves from __________
Monasticism:
–
.
St. Anthony of Egypt:
– 1st known ________
– Spent over ____ years living in the __________
– Known as the 1st of the desert fathers, group of men that
lived alone in the desert.