Outcomes of the Imperial Church Flashcards
(34 cards)
What became the universal symbol of Jerusalem?
The Cross
How did Constantine bring meaning to the cross?
Constantine brought them to the forefront by marching under the symbol of a cross
What symbol did Constantine walk under?
Chi Rho
What does Chi Rho mean?
Christ
What became identified as the symbol of Christianity?
The Cross
What does the cross symbolise?
Crucifixion and resurrection
Who attracted Constantines attention at the Council of Nicea?
Bishop Macarius
When was the Council of Nicea?
325
What plans did Bishop Macarius introduce that Constantine liked?
He drew up plans for extensive church building throughout the Empire
What are the Diocese used to identify?
They were used to identify an area under control of a bishop
What were the eight outcomes of the church? (8)
- Church Building
- Crosses
- Bishops
- Clergy
- Eucharist
- Liturgy
- Missionaries
- New Vocabulary
What is the Parish?
A place presided over by a single bishop
What new vocabulary was formed under the church?
Parish and Diocese
What was the new vocabulary used to highlight?
How the role of the bishop had been transformed
How did the clergy begin to dress?
They dressed to identify their status
What were the clergy used to define?
Their position in the church
What were the bishops regarded as?
The living representatives of God on earth
What did Paul Samosata argue the pope did in the church?
“Sat on a throne like a ruler of the world”
What were bishops seen as being?
Drunk in power
What were people beginning to define?
How the bishop would rule his people
How had the bishops developed since the early church?
They were no longer a ruler of a small minority but of a community of people
Where could the bishops be found?
In a cathedral
What is the basilica?
It held the bishops chair
What did RPC Hanson find the bishops were able to do?
They were able to ‘improvise freely’
