ecumenical council
worldwide gathering of bishops to discuss church doctrine
council of nicaea3
- ecumenical council
- developed nicene creed
- established belief in trinity
arius
believed god the father was not equal to god the son or spirit
transubstantiation
sacred mystery in which bread and wine are changed into the body and blood of christ
cathedrals
point at god to remind people about god
heresy
teaching thats contrary to church doctrine
ex: arianism
edict of toleration2
- tolerates christians
- step towards edict of milan
edict of milan2
- made christianity the official faith of roman empire
- ended persecution of christians
pentacost4
- holy spirit came down to apostles
- gave the 7 gifts
- birthday of church
- 50 days after easter
mass back then3
- spoken in latin
- priest spoke with back to pews
- only priest received communion
monastic orders3
- died to self
- die hard catholics
- studied in monestaries
mendicant orders
went among the cities to spread gods word
main point of middle ages2
- established transubstantiation
- must receive communion at least once per year
main point of apostolic age2
- pentecost
- start of the church
main point of age of expansion2
- edict of toleration
- edict of milan
order of the ages
apostolic, expansion, middle
