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| Procurator | Roman governor of Judaea |
| Jesus | He is recognized as the Messiah and Son of God by Christians |
| Galilee | The region just north of Judaea where Jesus preached |
| Disciples | Jesus' 12 closest followers |
| Parables | Stories that used events from everyday life to express spiritual ideas |
| Resurrection | Rising from the dead |
| Christos | Greek word for Messiah |
| Apostles | Early Christian leaders who set up churches and spread the message of Jesus |
| Simon Peter | Jewish fisher, he was one of Jesus' 12 disciples |
| Paul of Tarsus | Well educated Jew and Roman citizen, he first persecuted Christians but later became an important Christian leader |
| Salvation | To be saved from sin and allowed to enter Heaven |
| Trinity | This comes from a word meaning three |
| Persecute | To mistreat |
| Martyrs | People willing to die rather than give up their beliefs |
| Constantine | Roman emperor who in A.D. 312, accepted Christianity |
| Theodosius | Roman emperor who made Christianity Rome's official religion in A.D. 392 |
| Hierarchy | An organization with different levels of authority |
| Clergy | Leaders of the church |
| Laity | Regular church members |
| Doctrine | Official church teaching |
| Gospel | This word means "good news" |
| Pope | Title that comes from a Latin word meaning "father" |
| Augustine | He was a Christian scholar from North Africa who defended Christianity against its opponents |
| Icons | Pictures or images of Jesus, Mary, saints or Christian holy people |
| Byzantine Empire | Eastern part of the Roman Empire that survived after the breakup of the western part of the empire in the A.D. 400's |
| Iconoclasts | Image breakers |
| Charlemagne | Frankish king who given the title of Emperor in A.D. 800 by the Pope for saving Rome |
| Excommunicated | To declare that a person or group no longer belongs to the Catholic Church |
| Schism | Separation |
| Monasteries | Religious communities where monks banded together |
| Convents | Communities formed by nuns |
| Basilian Rule | A list of rules made by a bishop that became the model for Eastern Orthodox religious life |
| Benedict | Italian monk who formed a monastery where monks gave up their belongings, lived simply, and spent their time in prayer |
| Missionaries | Monks and nuns who taught their religion to those who did not believe |
| Cyril | Byzantine missionary who invented an alphabet for the Slavic language |
| Patrick | The priest who brought Christianity to Ireland |
| Canterbury | Capital of Kent, this English city was the first to have a Christian church, and from here the rest of England became Christian |
