Christianity (continued)
How did Romans treat Christians? As Christianity was getting more popular, the Romans started to see it as a threat. They began forcing people to worship the emperor as a god instead of the one true God. When Christians refused to do this in 64, the Roman government began persecuting them. As persecution increased, more christians became what is called martyrs or people willing to die for their beliefs. Despite all of this, Christianity still thrived!
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Why do Romans adopt Christianity? When Diocletian's last great persecution effort failed, Roman officials saw that Christianity had become too strong to be destroyed. In 312, the emperor Constantine accepted Christianity when he saw a flaming cross in the sky before going into battle. The cross said he would conquer and he did, so he believed that the Christian God had helped him. Then in 313, Constantine issued an order called the Edict of Milan. This order granted religious freedoms to people and made Christianity legal. Finally, in 392, a man named Theodosius made Christianity the official religion of Rome.
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What is the new testament & pope?
The new testament was a group of writings about Jesus’s life that were put together to help guide Christians. These writings however, were never written by Jesus himself. They are believed to be written by 4 disciples named Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. By 300, these accounts were already well known.
In that day, the pope was known as the head of the church. This title comes from the Latin word meaning “father.” Popes were mainly in Roman Catholic churches. One of the first known popes was Peter, Jesus’s main disciple.
In that day, the pope was known as the head of the church. This title comes from the Latin word meaning “father.” Popes were mainly in Roman Catholic churches. One of the first known popes was Peter, Jesus’s main disciple.
What was the great Schism? For many years, the pope and patriarch had fought and disagreed on many things. Often when one church would get attacked, the other would not help and this made matters worse. In the Byzantine empire the emperor was in control, but in the west, the pope was. Now, after centuries of conflict, they decided to excommunicate each other. This is when a person or group pronounces another group as no longer a part of the church. Thus, this declaration was known as the great Schism.
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How does Christianity spread to England? Christianity spread through a variety of ways. Around the 400s, two tribes called the Angels and Saxons were invading Britain. They later united to become the Anglo-Saxons. Once they had settled and set up kingdoms, their area became known as England. In the 400s, a priest named Patrick brought Christianity to Ireland and overtime, it thrived. However, the Anglo-Saxons were not as quick to accept the new religion. So, in 579 the Pope Gregory sent around 40 missionaries to England to spread Christianity. As a result of this, their ruler named Ethelbert was converted. He then allowed them to build a church called the Canterbury, which is still in use today! Then, about 100 years later, the majority of England was Christian.
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