Lesson 6 Flashcards
When did Athanasius becomes bishop of Alexandria
328 ad
When was the Council of Constantinople
381 ad
When was the Council of Chalcedon
451 ad
Who was Basil the Great and what significant contributions did they make to the church
Bishop of Caesarea.
He was famous for his preaching
He was adamant in fighting against the Arian Heresy,
Famous for his doctrine of the Holy Spirit regarding the Trinity
Who was Nestorius and what significant contributions did they make to the church
Bishop of Constantinople
Views on the nature and person of Christ led to the calling of the Council of Ephesus in 431 and to Nestorianism, one of the major Christian heresies.
Stressed the independence of the divine and human natures of Christ and, in effect, suggesting that they are two persons loosely united.
Who was Cyril of Alexandria and what significant contributions did they make to the church
St. Cyril wrote extensively and was a leading Father of the Church, and his work is noted as “Pillar of Faith” and “Seal of the Fathers” even today. Cyril is certainly among the Church Fathers, and a Doctor of the Church. Cyril was a central figure in the “First Council of Ephesus” in 431.
Who was Leo the Great and what significant contributions did they make to the church
Bishop of Rome from 440 until his death.
Leo was a Roman aristocrat,
First pope to have been called “the Great”.
Known for maintaining the unity of the church.
Known for having met Attila the Hun in 452 and persuaded him to turn back from his invasion of Italy.
What was the Arian heresy and how did the Nicene Creed address it?
The Arian controversy was a heresy that claimed Jesus was created by God and not actually of the same substance as God and was not God.
The council of Nicene was formed to address Arianism, condemned Arianism as a heresy and created the Nicene Creed which stated:
There is 1 God.
Jesus is God.
Jesus is begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father
The Nicene Creed was used by some churches for membership to weed out Arian heresy from the church.
Nestorianism
A variant Christological belief
Taught that there were not just two natures but two separate persons in Christ
Associated with the 5th-century theologian Nestorius and Antioch (“Antiochene Christology”)
Mary bore Christ (Christotokos) but not God (Theotokos)
rejected by the Council of Ephesus in 431
(Persian) Church of the East comes to be called “Nestorian,” though the appropriateness of this is contested
What does Pax Romana mean
Peace of Rome
