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Final Exam of Church History
Important Popes, Councils, Heresies, People
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Religious Studies
10th Grade
06/16/2009

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Pope Leo 1
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-convinced huns to spare city of rom
- strengthened papacy by saying each pope is succesor of peter
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Gregory the Great
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-sent missonaries to many countries
-responsible for conversion of England
-wrote guidelines for bishops
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John 23
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-elected as transition pope
-called Vatican 2
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Leo XIII(13)
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- wrote first social jutice encyclical "rarum narvarum"
- considered first modern pope because he led without the papal states
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Pope Paul 3
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-called council of Trent to discuss church afairs after the reformation
-church doctrine was discussed
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John Paul 11
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polish pope who visitied many countries and wrote many encyclicals
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Pope Benedict XVI(16)
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- current pope, german
-working to maintain peace with orthodox church
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Pope Boniface VIII(8)
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-established jubilee year in 1300
-issued papal bull stating that it was neccesary for salvation to be under authority of pope
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Urban II (2)
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- 11 century pope
-led crusades
-god wills it
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Innocent 3
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-asked early Dominicans to preach against heresy, especiallt Albigensians
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Pope Pius X11 (12)
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-ww2 pope who helped jews
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manicheism
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-a religion originating around the time of Christ that believed that all matter was evil and it was at constant struggle with God
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Apollinarianism
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- said Jesus had human mind and body, but no rational human mind
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Pelagianism
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Pelagianism: A 5th century heresy which denied original sin and grace.
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Arianism
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A heresy that flourished in the early Church that said that Jesus is not truly God like the father.
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Monophysitism
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A heresy that says that Jesus only has one nature, divine.
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Albigensianism
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A Christian response of materialism where Christians thought all matter is evil and spirit is good. They often sought an escape from the material world.
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Peter
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rock of church
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Paul
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Persecuted the Christians until he had and encounter on the road to Damascus and was converted. He then was the apostle to the Gentiles until he was arrested and beheaded.
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Perpetua
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A catechumen who was taken from her home in North Africa to a prison in Carthage. They were thrown into an arena to be killed.
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Constantine
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: Passed the Edict of Milan to grant religious freedom in the Roman Empire. This Emperor was know as the Pontifex Maximus because he was a great bridge builder between the pagan religion and Christianity.
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Anthony of Egypt
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: The founder of monasticism who gave away all his wealth and lived as a hermit in the desert.
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Ambrose
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An important Roman official in Milan who became bishop even though he was not baptized. As bishop Ambrose trained the clergy and strengthened the process of preparing for baptism.
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Augustine
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: A very well known theologian who wrote many famous writings including City of God, The Trinity, and Confessions.
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Monica
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: Mother of Saint Augustine
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Attila the Hun
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: Leader of the Huns who was nicknamed “the scourge of God” because he destroyed civilized towns and people that were in his way.
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Charlemagne
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Crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 800; Charlemagne had authority over the church and state.
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Pepin the Short
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: King of the Franks who gave Pope Stephen III the papal states.
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Patrick
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Bishop of Ireland who was very successful because he converted almost all of Ireland to Christianity. He was very successful because he adapted Christianity to the Irish culture.
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Benedict
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Established the Benedictine order of monks based on discipline, prayer, and work.
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Scholastica
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Twin sister of St. Benedict who established the Benedictine order of monks. She established a convent near his monastery.
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Jerome
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Was asked by Pope Damasus to write the Vulgate, or the Latin translation of the Bible.
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Boniface
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: Converted Germany by cutting down the tree of their god Thor then using the wood to build a chapel.
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Margret of Scotland
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: An English princess who married the king of Scotland. She used her power as queen to bring Christianity to Scotland.
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Cyril and Methodius
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: Brothers who wrote an alphabet for the Slavic language and also converted the Slavic people.
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Thomas Aquinas
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: A medieval scholar who used Aristotle to help educated people reconcile faith and knowledge. The used reason to deduce the existence of God.
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Catherine of Sienna
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Italian women who convinced Gregory the XI to return the papacy to Rome in 1377
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Julian of Norwich
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A mystic who wrote about her experiences of God’s love. She described God’s love for us using the image of a hazelnut.
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Martian Luther
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: Wrote 95 theses against the selling of indulgences, was excommunicated from the Church, and believed in solo scriptura
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John Calvin
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Set up a theocracy in Geneva with a Presbyterian form of Church leadership. Calvin also believed in Predestination.
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Charles Borromeo
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: Nephew of Pope Pius IV who was made a bishop and he worked to improve his diocese and personally cared for plague victims.
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Thomas More
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: A Catholic living in England when Henry VIII declared himself head of the Anglican Church. He was killed for being a Catholic.
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Teresa of Avila
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: A Spanish mystic who established a convent with similar life and spiritual discipline. They are known as Carmelite nuns.
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Ignatius of Loyola
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: Lived in poverty and self-denial; established the Jesuits; devised a system of spiritual exercises.
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Rose of Lima
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purposely disfigured her face, joined Third Order of Dominicans, and worked in garden to help family. She was the first American to be declared a saint.
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John Carroll
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: A Jesuit who was voted the first bishop of Baltimore, but his diocese actually consisted of all of America.
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Augustus Tolton
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: The first native born African American priest who went to Rome to study because no American seminary would accept him.
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Therese of Lisieux:
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Called the “Little Flower” because she was a Carmelite nun who only did little things , but was declared a saint.
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Elizabeth Ann Seaton
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: Became a Catholic in 1805 and then opened a school in Maryland in 1809. She also began the US Foundation of the Sisters of Charity.
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Thomas Merton
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: The most famous US monk who wrote a story about his spiritual experiences called The Seven Storey Mountain.
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Thomas Merton
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: The most famous US monk who wrote a story about his spiritual experiences called The Seven Storey Mountain.
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