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“Fall of the West”

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Fall of Roman Empire, Romulus Augustulus last emperor in the west overthrown by Odoacer (Odoacer)

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Date of Fall of Rome

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476

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Consequences of Fall of Wes

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Infrastructure collapses, cities shrink, rural society

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Germanic Peoples

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assimilated into Roman society, but would take control of provinces and were unwilling to obey Roman emperors (franks in Gaul)

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Battle of Adrianople

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Harsh treatment to Germanic peoples Atat hands of some Roman officials that let to conflict

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Attila

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“The Scourge of God”

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Leo I and Attila the Hun

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united huns, violent invader who caused migration of more tribes, was moving on Rome which was virtually defenseless until Pope Leo convinced him to turn around

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Monasticism

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a way of life characterized by prayer and self denial lived in seclusion from the world and under a fixed rule with professed vows

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hermit

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lives alone apart from world

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monk

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lives in a community

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nun

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female ‘monk’

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St. Paul of Thebes

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first hermit

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St. Anthony of Egypt

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first abbot, established a ‘network’ of hermits, father of Christian Monasticism

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St. Pachomius

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author of an early, influential Rule of Life

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Monasteries role in developing Christian European culture

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trained men for priesthood, centers of evangelization, preserved Greco-Roman culture

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Scriptorium

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room in monastery where they copied manuscripts

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St. Benedict of Nursia

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wealthy and educated, withdrew to be a hermit, attracted followers as his reputation for holiness spread, eventually founded 13 monasteries

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Subiaco

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where St. Benedict of Nursia withdrew to live as a hermit

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St. Scholastica

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St. Benedict of Nursia’s twin sister, founded Benedictine Sisters

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Monte Cassino

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St. Benedict’s great monastery

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The Rule of St. Benedict

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guide lives of monks

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Opus Dei

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Divine Office (‘work of God’)

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“Ora et Babora:

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Work and Prayer

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novitiate

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period before you join monastery

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St. Gregory the Great background
wealthy Roman family, held government positions, gave up wealth and became a monk in a monastery he established
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Pope Pelagius II
Sends St. Gregory the Great to Constantinople as nuncio and when St. Greg. returns he is dead
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Servus Servorum Dei
Servant of the Servants of God, first used by St. Gregory
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Accomplishments of St. Gregory the Great
Established Gregorian chant, protects Rome from Lombards, Sends St. Augustine of Canterbury to Britain
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jizyah
tax on Jews and Christians
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Muhammad and the Koran
Merchant from Mecca, claimed Gabriel called him to be the herald of Allah, gave him the Koran
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"Islam"
Submission to the will of Allah
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Islamic growth
created empire from Indus River to Gaul, used war to spread Islam (jihad)
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Battle of Tours Date
732
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Battle of Tours
Charles Martel prevents further Muslim spread
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France
"the Eldest Daughter of the Church"
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Clovis
Frankish cheiftan, promised conversion if victory in battle, he and 3000 troops were baptized together, establishes Merovingian Dynasty
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St. James
brings Catholic faith to Spain along with St. Paul
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Mozarabs
Christians under Muslim rule
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Reconquista date
1492
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St. Patrick
"Apostle of Ireland"
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St. Patrick background
Roman Briton from Wales, taken into slavery, escaped and worked in Gaul to become a monk, vision led him back to Ireland
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Irish monasteries
preserved Greco-Roman culturem were missionaries, important centers of learning, changed Penance
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What does non Angli sed Angeli mean?
They are not Angles, but angels
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Ethelbert of Kent
Who St. Augustine turned to, allowed monks to settle in Canterbury
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Bertha
wife of Ethelbert of Kent, Catholic, Frankish princess
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ST. Gregory named ST. Augustine of Canterbury
Primate Bishop of England and granted him the Pallium
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South of Thames
Roman traditions predominated
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North of Thames
Celtic traditions predominated
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Synod of Whitby
seeks to reconcile Roman and Celtic tradtions
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St. Bede the Venerable
Scholar monk, developed BC/AD distinction, named a doctor of the Church
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St. Boniface
Apostle of Germany
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Bona Facere
Good work
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St. Bonifacebackground
Enlgish monk named Winfrid, experienced discouragement
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Sts Cyril and Methodius
Apostles to the Slavs, led Slavs to turn to Constantinople instead of Rome, developed Cyrillic alphabet)
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Sts Cyril and Methodius and Background
sons of aristocratic family, commissioned by Emperor Michael III as missionaries to Moravia
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Polish evangelization
first Moravian refugees, Duke Mieszko made Poland a vassal of the Pope
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St. Vladimir
Thought monothiesm would be good for Russia, found Byzantine archetecture amazing, converted contry to Catholicism
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X Byzantium
Constantinople was capital of Roman Empire, center of Christian culture, Politically Roman, culturally Greek
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Caesaropapism
Emperor extended his authority over the Church and theological matters
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Justinian I
Codex Justinianus, Hagia Sophia
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Icons
religious images used for prayer and devotion
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Iconoclasts
image breakers
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Emperor Leo orders
destruction of all icons
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Theological questioning of icons
Heresies that denied the physical humanity of Jesus combined Islamic nd Jewish influence on Christian thought brought representations of Christ in art into question
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St. Joh of Damascuc
Argued "iconophile" position and opposed imperial interference in Church matters. Argued that when Jesus took human form, man given permission to depict him in art.
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Date of Second Council of Nicaea
787
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Second Council of Nicaea
Empress Irene came to power in 780 and convinced the Pope to convene Council.
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Dulia
acts of honor and veneration directed to created beings. When directed to icons it honored the saint, not the image
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Latria
absolute honor reserved for God alone
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Pepin the Short
Son of Charles Martel, ambitious ruler who looked for recognition of his claim to power. Annoited king by St. Boniface with approval of the Pope
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Pala States foundin
Pope Stephen II looked to Pepin for protection against the Lombards when Byzantines wouldn't assist him. Pepin defeated Lombards and turned territory over to the Pope makeing him its ruler
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Charlemagne
Pepin's son, expanded kingdom, highly intelligent, devoutly Christian.
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Charlemagne and Papcy
Pope Adrian I turned to him for help, Charlemagne ruled all of Germanic kingdoms. LeoIII crowned him "Emperor of Romans"
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Great Schism date
1054
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Great Schism
Split between RCC and EOC
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Differences between RCC and EOC
Papal authority
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Filioque Controversy
"And the Son", term added to the Creed in the West, Patriarch of Constantinople refused to accept addition
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Cardinal Humbert
appempted to force Patriarch to recognize authority of Pope
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Date of Patriarch's excommunicated
1054
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Patriarch's excommunication
Humbert was not Pope but excommunicated in Pope's name despite there being no pope.

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