Events Flashcards
The Fire in Rome
64.
Titus Destroys Jerusalem
70
Justin Martyr Writes His Apology
- First big apologist. all truth is good. arrested, tortured, beheaded. Wrote Apology.
The Martyrdom of Polycarp
- Away with the atheists! Burned and smelled good. Bishop of Smyrna.
Irenaeus Becomes Bishop of Lyons
- Apologist. Opposed gnotiscism. Wrote “against Heresies”. Inhanced respect towards Bishops. Greatest theologian since Paul.
Tertullian Begins To Write Christian Books
- What has athens to do with Jerusalem! God is one substance consisting of three persons. Adams sin is passed on like a genetic trait. Disapproved of the class of “priest”
Origen Begins Writing
- Greatest scholar of the age. Did more to promote christian scholarship than anyone. Make church respected. established allogorical interpretation of scripture. over 2000 works, many commentaries on the bible. Hellenistic. Excommunicated.
Cyprian Writes On The Unity of the Church
- Gave up money and took vow of chastity. System of penance. On the Unity of the Church. (outside the church there is no salvation). Bishop of Carthage, was beheaded.
Anthony Begins His Life as a Hermit
- Self-denial. Food thrown over fence, twenty years with no human face. 105.
The Conversion of Constantine
- Edic of Milan. Calls for council of necea
The Council of Nicea
325
Athanasius’s Letter Recognizes the New Testament Canon
- Easter letter, standardizing new testament cannon.
Bishop Ambrose Defies the Empress
- Bishop of Milan. Believed in Christ for a long time, wasnt baptized until people wanted him to be bishop. Empresss Wanted the church for Arian worship, he maintained it for catholcism. soldiers dispersed without explanation.
Conversion of Augustine
- Man-whore. Most influencial authors of the church. Bishop of Hippo. Opposed donatism.Wrote “on the trianity” and “city of God.”
John Chrysostom Becomes Bishop of Constantinople
- name means “Golden Mouth”. Exhiled several times.One of the first to stand before rulers and say “thus sayeth the Lord”
Jerome Completes the Vulgate
- Created Latin Translation of the Bible (Vulgate).
Patrick Goes as Missionary to Ireland
- The ST. Converted Irish. 300 churches, 120,000 people baptized. Trinity-Shamrock.
The Council of Chalcedon
- Christ is God AND Man.
Benedict of Nursia Establishes His Monastic Order
- Benedictine order ( form of monasticism). Idleness is enemy of soul. Self-contained/sustained monastic communities.
Columba Goes As a Missionary to Scotland
- Irish. evangelized scotland.
Gregory I Becomes Pope
- Statesman turned clergy. known for piety. (Devotion/goodness/humility). Turned Saints into super heros.
Synod of Whitby
- Oswy called an assembly and decided to follow roman leaders over celtic. (affected english church).
Boniface Sets Out As Missionary
- Saxon Missionary to Germans. Spiritual leader ofver all of Germany. killed by Pagan hoodlums.
The Venerable Bede Completes His Ecclesiastical History of the English Nation
- Filled with stories, proved to be very accurate.
The Battle of Tours
- Charles Martel turns back the Muslim Forces. Grandfather of Charlemagne.
Charlemagne Crowned Emperor
- 3 decades of conquering what was the western roman empire. Promoted learning. Provided Political stability and culture.
Cyril and Methodius Evangelize Slavs
- Cyrilic alphabet. Artistic missionaries. translated scripture and literature into slavonic.
Monastery Established at Cluny
- Set up by William the Pious. Follows rule Benedict. Promoted chivelry
