Chapter 11 Flashcards
- “servant”
- “overseers”
- deacon
- bishops
first Christian church
Jerusalem Church
“universal” or “one”
Catholic
______ became the most prominent Christian church
Church of Rome
declared every church must agree with the church of Rome
Iranaeus
the belief that apostolic authority could be passed on from leader to leader
apostolic succession
idea that Christ founded his church on Peter and Peter passed on his position to the Bishop of Rome
Petrine theory
supreme leader of the Roman Church
pope (“papa”)
first recognized pope
Pope Leo I
pope responsible for the “Two Swords” doctrine, which separated church and state
Pope Gelasius I
first medieval pope
Pope Gregory I
pope who said “every creature to be subject to the Roman Church is altogether necessary for salvation”
Pope Boniface VII
means grace, humanistic plan of salvation based on man’s works
sacraments
to be cut off from the church
excommunication
the bread and wine of the Lord’s supper literally became the body and blood of Christ in the hands of the priest
transubstantiation
deceased Christians officially recognized by the church as holy
Saints
the act of transferring good works form the “treasury of merit” for a fee
indulgences
an in between place where people wait before being fit for heaven
purgatory
the Latin translation of the Bible
Vulgate
translated the Bible from Latin to English
John Wycliffe
translated the Bible for the people of the Alps
Peter Waldo
- forbade anyone except a clergyman to possess a copy of the Bible
- year this was done
- Council of Toulouse
- 1229
practice of withdrawing from society to live in solitude
monasticism