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23 08, 2017

What is a Christian priest? History of Religion

By |2017-08-23T09:57:31-07:00August 23rd, 2017|Religion, Romans|Comments Off on What is a Christian priest? History of Religion

Priest blessing people who have the plague Very soon after the crucifixion of Jesus, by around 40 or 50 AD, the early Christians began to choose leaders from among themselves. The Christians called these [...]

23 08, 2017

What does it mean to be Pope? History of Christianity

By |2018-04-24T23:11:02-07:00August 23rd, 2017|Religion, Romans|Comments Off on What does it mean to be Pope? History of Christianity

Peter and Paul, in a mosaic from Ravenna (500s AD) In the later Roman Empire and the Middle Ages, the Pope was the leader of the Catholic Church. Whenever there was a question [...]

22 08, 2017

Who were the Nestorians? History of Christianity

By |2017-08-22T17:18:53-07:00August 22nd, 2017|Religion, Romans|Comments Off on Who were the Nestorians? History of Christianity

A Nestorian cross on a tombstone from Kazakhstan (1300s AD) In 428 AD, when Pulcheria and Eudocia were running the Roman Empire, a bishop named Nestorius became the Patriarch of Constantinople. That's like being the Pope but for people [...]

22 08, 2017

What is Christian mass? Christianity – Religion

By |2019-12-06T08:05:19-08:00August 22nd, 2017|Religion|Comments Off on What is Christian mass? Christianity – Religion

Catholic priests celebrating Christian Mass The central Christian ritual The central part of Christian life in antiquity and the Middle Ages was the Christian Mass. That was when you went to church and the priest went through a [...]

21 08, 2017

Gnostics – Early Christianity – Roman religion

By |2019-11-09T10:46:32-08:00August 21st, 2017|Religion, Romans|Comments Off on Gnostics – Early Christianity – Roman religion

The Gnostics - Books of Roman Gnostic writings from Nag Hammadi in Egypt (300s AD) When were the Gnostics? About the time of Jesus, about 100 BC-100 AD, people living in the Eastern [...]

21 08, 2017

Cyprian and the Decian Persecution – Christianity

By |2019-04-30T11:51:18-07:00August 21st, 2017|Religion, Romans|Comments Off on Cyprian and the Decian Persecution – Christianity

Sacrifice certificate on papyrus from Oxyrhynchus, in Egypt, dating to the Decian persecution (about 3 inches wide) Rome celebrates 1000 Years About 249 AD, the situation of the Christians took a sharp turn for the worse. The [...]

21 08, 2017

Augustine of Hippo – Christianity and the fall of Rome

By |2019-02-06T07:25:58-08:00August 21st, 2017|Religion, Romans|Comments Off on Augustine of Hippo – Christianity and the fall of Rome

The Roman theater at Thagaste (Souk Ahras), in Algeria, where Augustine of Hippo grew up. Where was Augustine from? Augustine of Hippo was born in a small town in North [...]

20 08, 2017

Bishop Ambrose of Milan – History of Christianity

By |2019-10-28T09:10:18-07:00August 20th, 2017|Religion, Romans|Comments Off on Bishop Ambrose of Milan – History of Christianity

Bishop Ambrose of Milan Who was Bishop Ambrose? By the later 300s AD, the Roman emperors were all Christians. So more and more of the people of the empire converted to Christianity. One of [...]

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