Chapter 12 Flashcards
(41 cards)
In A.D. 64, great persecutions began under this Roman emperor
Nero
Nero knew the people distrusted the Christians because they were
Different
What did the Christians refuse to do
Serve in the military and pay homage to the Roman gods
What people under Nero were murdered
Peter and Paul
The last Roman persecution happened under
Diocletian
Planned to remove every trace of Christianity in the world
Diocletian
Wrote letters to strengthen Christian communities and a bishop
Ignatius of Antioch
What do martyrs teach us
Never be ashamed of being a witness of Christ
What happens through the martyrs
Gods message was known
In the 20th century, were more Christians being martyed then any other time
Yes
Sister who went to El Salvador to help out with missionary work
Sister Dorothy
Roman emperor in early fourth century, won battle with crosses on shields
Constantine
Constriñe issued
The edict of Milan
Through what were Christians called to lives of holiness
Baptism
Through the practice of what, they went to go live in the desert
Self denial
A famous monk who ate little food and appreciated silence, taught other monks, spent life alone in prayer and patience
St. Anthony of Egypt
Practices monasticism and lives alone in a hut, joins others in prayer and in celebration of the Eucharist, and helps the poor by selling mats, baskets, and ropes
Monks
Wrote a rule of life for monks in Egypt
St. Pachomius
Wrote one for religious communities near the east, tried to improve relations between eastern and western churches
St. Basil
Monks contrasted themselves to Jesus by publicly professing to
Poverty, chastity, and obedience
Began to create confusion in Christian communities; a lie about Christianity
Heresy
A person who believes a heresy
Heretic
Produced a heresy the suggested Jesus was not God, but existed before the world was created
Arius
To stop the Arian heresy, local bishops gathered in meetings called
Synods
