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When did Roman persecutions began? Under what Roman emperor?

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A.D 64

Nero

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What did the Christians refuse to do?

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Refused to pay homage to the Roman gods and refused to serve in the military

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What did Nero blame Christians for?

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A great fire that destroyed much of Rome, he then began to kill them

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Who was martyred under Nero?

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Peter and Paul

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When did the last Roman persecution occur? Under who? What was their objective?

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A.D 303
Diocletian
Planned to remove every trace of Christianity from the world

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What do the martyrs teach us?

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Never being ashamed of being a witness in our words and deeds on behalf of Jesus

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What happened through the witness of martyrs?

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God’s plan unfolded and the church grew and spread

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In what century did the most martyrs occur?

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20th century

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Are Christians still persecuted today?

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Yes

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Who was Dorothy?

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Young women who joined the Ursulines and she was chosen for the Cleveland mission and traveled to El Salvador

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What did Sister Dorthy do in El Salvador?

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Helped people learn Catholic Doctrine and receive the sacraments
Educate those who were poor to promote their health

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What happened to sister Dorothy?

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Was murdered on her way home on December 1980

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Who was the emperor in the fourth century?

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Constantine

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How was the Christian church by the time Constantine became emperor?

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The Christian church and communities were in every part of the empire

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What was Constantine worried about?

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Division that occurred in the Roman Empire that were between Christians and those who opposed them

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What did Christianity go from to becoming?

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Went from being forbidden to becoming the official religion of Rome

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What did Christians do to continue the witness of martyrs after the persecutions ended?

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Went to live in the desert to practice self denial

18
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Person who imitates the early life of Saint Anthony; eats very little food each day and appreciates silence; spends a lot of time praying, does Penance, and make sacrifices

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Hermit

19
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Someone who joined Saint Anthony; lives alone in a hut and joins the others in prayers

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Monk

20
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Clase teaching that rejects a truth that has been revealed by God and taught by the church

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Heresy

21
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Someone who believes or teaches a heresy

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Heretic

22
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What did Arias do?

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Created the Arian heresy that denied that Jesus was both human and divine

23
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Synods

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Local bishops gathering for a meeting

24
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What did Constantine call for in 325? What question did they want to answer?

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General meeting in Nicaea

Is Jesus both God and man?

25
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What did the Council of Nicaea create?

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Nicene Creed: clearly states that Jesus is both human and divine

26
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What did the 381 Council of Constantinople do?

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Expanded the Nicene Creed and defined the divine nature of the Holy Spirit

27
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What did Nestorius do?

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Created the Nestorian heresy that stated that Jesus was two people

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What did the Council of Ephesus do?

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Declared Jesus was one person with two natures: human and divine
Declared the Mary was the mother of God

29
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Who called forth courageous leaders to explain the message of Jesus?

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Holy Spirit

30
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What did the Fathers of the Church do?

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Wrote letters, homilies, and books about faith

Defended the Gospel against heresies

31
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John Chrysostom

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Had inspiring sermons

32
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Basil

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Tried to improve the relationship between the Eastern and Western churches

33
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Ignatius

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Wrote letters to Christian Communities, while being taken to Rome to be martyred

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What did Constantine do as he headed into battle in A.D 312?

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Placed Christian symbol on the shields of his soldiers

35
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What did Constantine do or decide after he won the battle?

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Took it as a sign that the Christian God was supporting them

36
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What did Constantine decree? What did this decree state?

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Edict of Milan (313)

Christianity was no longer a forbidden religion

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