Outcomes of the Imperial Church Flashcards
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’
What is the Eucharist?
A reinactment of the Last Supper
What would happen to people who did not meet the criteria of the Eucharist?
They would be dismissed
Why must some people be excluded from the service of Eucharist?
As they were not authorized to enter
What was Eucharist said to lead directly to?
The suffering of Christ
What happened to the Liturgy?
They became a fixed structure
What started to come together?
Manuscripts and worship
What did the liturgy offer light to?
Christian experience
How were the missionaries able to travel?
As they had safe passage
What was the role of a missionary?
To convert people to the Christian faith who had never heard of it before
How was it easy to send Missionaries?
As Constantinople was located on the Mediterranean and so were able to send missionaries across the coast
