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Exam 2: Short IDS Flashcards

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Decius

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Emperor (249-251)
1. Ordered all citizens to posess a Libellus
2. Dispute in his time about “The Lapsed”

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Libellus

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A written slip that verified whether an individual had sacrificed to an altar.

During Decius.

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Cyprian of Carthage

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During a schism between Carthage & Rome, he was leader in Carthage.
Issue regarding baptism by schismatic leaders.

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Stephen of Rome

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Opponent of Cyprian of Carthage

Carried out Donatus’ agenda.
- SCHISMASTIC LEADERS NOT ALLOWED BACK
- Invalid sacrament if done by invalid bishop

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Diocletian

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Starts Great Persection of 303

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Galerius

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Constantine acclaimed Augustus (Emperor) by his soldiers but was only recognized as Caesar (Heir to Emperor) by Galerius

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Constantinus (d. 306)

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The father of Constantine?

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Great Persecution

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303-313

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Constantine

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The emperor that institutionalized Christianity. He promoted it through legalization.

Sol Invictus & Ambiguity of his Christianization (erects a statue to Sun God with his own face).

Commitment to Faith:
1. Generous gifts to charity
2. laws invoke Christian principles

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Maxentius

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Battle of the Milvan Bridge

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313 CE -
Chi-Rho on Coins & Battle Gear

A turning point in Constantine’s conversion.

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Licinius

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Edict of Milan (313)

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Tolerance of all faiths.
Formally ends Great Persecution (303-313)

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Donatus (Donatists)

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Leader of very strict sect

About the validity of the sacrament & baptism by schismatic leaders.

Did not allow Lapsed traitors (that gave away sacred texts) to re-enter to his church.

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Old Latin Bible

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Really literal translation of the Greek bible to Latin. Hated by Jerome & Augustine

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Vulgate

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an updated version of Old Latin Bible (Pre-Vulgate).

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Cicero, Hortensius

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Fear of becoming a cicerian (Jerome)

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Faustus

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Leader of Manicheans (scientific religious sect), disappointed Augustine

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Academics (Skeptics)

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Radically questioning everything (originated from Plato).

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Neo-Platonism

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Plotinus

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Father of Neo-Platonism

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Hippo

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Where Augstine became Bishop in 395

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Porphryry

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Circumcellions

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Macarius

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Council of Arles (314)

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Start of the Donatus Controversy
- where both Rome & Carthage were against them
- STORY: a bishop who may have been a traitor in the persecution was providing the sacrament.

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Pelagius

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Celestius

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filoque clause

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Sol Invictus (Unconquered Son)

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Religion with similar iconography as Christiantiy. Allowed Constantine to convert easier.

Controversy: Had christian advisors present in 312

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Great Persectution (303)

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Started under Diocletian

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Arian Controversy

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Debate surrounding the relative position of the trinity.

Spread to Germanic regions in 4th & 5th cent.

Homo-eusious (Of one substance)

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Constantinus (337-361)

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Julian the Apostate

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Became emperor 360, regressed away from christianity.

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Theodosius

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Christian Emperor.
1. Ambrose wrote a Eulogy for his Children: “On the Death of Theodosius)
2. Theodosius the II described the Code – Laws increasing rights of Christians.
3. Worried abt Arians.

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Ambrose of Milan

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Bishop of Milan.
-A lauded Bishop by Augustine & his mother.
-Was able to disuade Augustine from his Manichean fever.

-concerned abt bringing food & wine to shrines.

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Manicheanism

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Founded in the 3rd century around a prophet, Mani.

Prophet of a new religion
Claimed to be reincarnation of Jesus, Zoroaster and Buddha
“an apostle of Jesus Christ”

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Monasticism

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monk= one who lives in community or isolation.

holy man = respected and visited monk.

saint = relics/blessing/intercelestial translation.

Either an individual (anchorites) or group (cenobites)

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anchorites

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anchoresis = withdrawal.

40
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Antony

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Born to wealthy Christian parents, later retreated to desert, 2 mountains

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cenobites

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koinos bios = common life.

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Pachomius

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Got converted to christianity in the military.
Made his own monk community with strict rules.

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Agapetae

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Male and Female monks together.

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Symeon the Stylite

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Jerome

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worked primarily with women.
wrote to Eustochium on the importance of virginity.

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Athanasius of Alexandria

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Anti-Arian but also controlled East.

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Pelagia

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Thagaste

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Augustine’s childhood town

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Madauros

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Monica

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Mother of Augustine,
Stuggled with alcoholism in youth.
Very pious women. Loved Ambrose

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Adeodatus

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Alypius

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Close friend of Augustine. Abstained from Sex, but loved gladiator games at the collesium.

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Cassicacum

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A place where Augustine had a retreat.

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Dura-Europus

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A melting pot of Hellenic, Roman and Parthian influence.

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basilica

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refrigerum

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Eat & gather at cemetery – sometimes on Saints Day.

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Old St. Peter’s Basilica

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Egeria

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Travelled extensively, and wrote a detailed description of her travels.

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Aelia Capitolina

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New name of jerusalem.

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King Abgar V

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King who talked to Jesus “Lord” (in Egeria’s diary)

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Edessa

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Capital where King Abgar V ruled.

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Ulfila

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Created gothic alphabet, and brought Arian Christianity to Gothics

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Vandals

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Alaric

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Benedict (Benedictine Rule)

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A culumination of earlier monastic trend (similar to pachomius’).

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Sozomen

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Theorized that the Church’s History of Christianization mainly stemmed from the queen, then king, then the people.

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Shapur II

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Persecuted in Sassidian region

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Axumites

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Tarbo (Tarboula)

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b’nay qyama

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Posi (Pousikes)`

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Guhshtazad (Ousthazades)

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