Church History

Question 1

Who was emperor constantine

Answer 1

• lived around 300 AD
• converted from paganism to Christianity because he had a vision during a battle that God would make him victorious.
• His empire became christian and his army wore Chi Rho symbol
• St Helen (his mother) commissioned churches
• Byzantine became Constantinople and was the centre of christianity

Question 2

Edict of milan

Answer 2

Made christianity legal in 313 AD

Question 3

Ecumenical Councils

Answer 3

300 - 400 AD
- 1st: 325 AD, Nicaea. Nicene Creed was written here, described jesus was consubstantial/homoousios with the father (they are both God but in different forms)
- Arius said jesus was not god but similiar to him (homoiousios)
- 2nd: 381 AD, Constantinople, Holy Spirit is also God
- 3rd: 451 AD, Chalcedon, Jesus is fully God and fully Human

Question 4

St irenaeus

Answer 4

St Irenaeus (2ndC), wrote about growing in image of God and humanity was made imperfect wiphich gave us the chance to develop and become perfect

Question 5

St Ambrose

Answer 5

St Ambrose (4thC), helped poor, previously rich but gave it up being a bishop

Question 6

St Augustine

Answer 6

St Augustine of Hippo (4thC), said humans had freewill and sinned but jesus was their to take our punishment

Question 7

St gregory

Answer 7

St gregory (6thC), sent st augustine of canterbury to convert england to Christianity

Question 8

St patrick

Answer 8

Ireland

Question 9

St columba

Answer 9

Scotland

Question 10

St Augustine of Canterbury

Answer 10

England

Question 11

St david

Answer 11

Wales

Question 12

What language di Martin Luther translate the bible to

Answer 12

German

Question 13

Complaints made by martin luther

Answer 13

95 complaints e.g. priets behaviour (drinking etc.)
Disagreed with reconciliation
Disagreed with indulgences

Question 14

English martyrs

Answer 14

It was illegal to be Catholic so priests hid in priest holes, they were hung drawn and quartered, executed at tyburn