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| Declaring Christianity the Official Religion of Rome |
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| : In a period of 300 years Christians went from begin persecuted to being the official religion of the Roman Empire when Constantine converted |
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| : The Christians encouraged the use of icons for prayer. In 726 the Eastern Emperor, Leo, forbade the use of icons while western pope, Gregory II, agreed with the use of icons |
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| : French cardinals elected Italian pope, Urban VI, hated him; elected a new pope Benedict XIII; 1409 council of Pisa tried to resolve by electing John XXIII (3 “popes”) Finally Gregory XII agreed to resign and Martin V elected |
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| : Charles V called this gathering to try to get Luther to back down, but Luther would not back down |
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| : Held in 1884 ruled that within two years every parish had to have a Catholic grade school |
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| In 1870 Italian general Garibaldi stormed Rome and declared it the capital of unified Italy |
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| American Catholic Immigration |
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| between the years of 1790 and 1850 many Catholics immigrated to the United States making it the largest single religion in the country |
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| : A meeting of Peter and Catholics; as a result of this meeting Gentiles are welcome as full members of the Church, Christianity will no longer follow the strict Jewish ways |
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| A council taking place after the Protestant reformation to reform the Catholic Church. Council mandates celibacy, establishes priests dress, establishes duties of bishops and popes |
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| : Held 1414-1417 during Great Western Schism; rightful pope, Gregory XII agreed to resign and Martin V is elected; solves schism |
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| : defined papal infallibility |
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| : Called by John XXIII in 1962 even though nothing appeared to be wrong with the Church; the Church was modernized by council |
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| : Called in 325 because the Church was dividing due to heresy; Arianim is condemned, Jesus is declared equal to father, and the Nicene Creed is drafted |
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| : declared Christ has two natures unmixed and inseparable; condemns Monophysitism |
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| the translation of the Hebrew Scripture into Greek |
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| : A period of rebirth of art and learning from 1304-1576; also there was a focus on humanism |
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| : A series of Catholic Reformations following the Protestant Reformation |
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| : Actions aimed at the restoration of unity among Christians |
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| Prohibition against celebrating the sacraments in a particular area |
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| “The Society of Jesus” founded by Ignatius Loyola. The Jesuits founded Universities, established spiritual exercises, and spread the Catholic faith |
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| : a religious community founded by Mother Seaton. The sisters live in poverty and establish/teach at schools |
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| : An order of monks established by St. Benedict. These monks lived a life of solitude, work, prayer, and discipline. |
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| : An order of preachers who preached against heresy and lived on the streets |
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| : and order of friars who owned nothing and found food and shelter from people in towns they visited. They taught about unity with nature. |
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