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| Pontifex | Term means "the greatest bridge builder" title for emperors, later, the pope. |
| Council of Nicaea | Meeting of bishops in 325 that condemned Arianism and formulation the Nicene Creed. |
| Vandals | One of the most destructive nomadic tribes; adopted Arianism when they converted to Christianity. |
| Saint Leo the Great | negotiated with Atilla the Hun to spare Rome from attack & destruction |
| Fathers of the Church | A designation for church leaders during the early centuries of Christianity whose teaching collectively helped to formulate Chrisian doctrine and practices. |
| The City of God | written by St. Augustine |
| Saint Basil | created an effective system for monastic life |
| Eastern Monasticism | System of monasteries founded by Saint Basil. |
| Arianism | Heresy denying that jesus is truly God. |
| Nicene Creed | Summary of essentail Christian beliefs written and approved at the councils of Nicaea. |
| Huns | Tribe originating in China; one of the last barbarian groups to invade Western Europe. |
| Saint Ambrose | was made a Bishop before he was baptised/inspired St. Augustine to be a christian |
| Vulgate | Saint Jerome's Latin translation of the Bible; the word vulgate is derived from the same Latin root as vulgar, which originally simply meant "of the common people". |
| Monastic Movement | historical time (4th/5th century) of great increase in living in isolated religious communities |
| Western Monasticism | .A system of monasteries founded by Saint Benedict.. |
| Desert Fathers | Christian men who lived alone in desert territories of northern Aferica and the middle East in order to sacrifice their lives to Christ. |
| Ecumemical Council | Meeting to which sll bishops of the world are invited to exercise their authority in union with the pope, the successor |
| Monophysitism | belief that Jesus is only divine, not divine & human |
| Pax Romana | time of peace in the Roman Empire |
| Saint Augustine of Hippo | writer & greatest Theologian of the Western Church |
| Saint Anthony of Egypt | founder of monasticism |
| Saint Benedict | shaped a style of monastic life that balanced work and prayer |
| Pope Damasus | asked St. Jerome to translate the bible from Greek to Latin |
| Catholic | means universal |
| Visigoths | a germanic tribe-settled mostly in Spain, first such group to lay seige to Rome |
| Apostolic See | Papacy, identifies Pope as successor to Apostle Peter, also called "Holy See" |
| Manicheans | religious movement:viewed reality as a constant struggle btwn spirit (good) & matter (evil) |
| Monk | person who seeks monastic life: prayer/meditation/solitude |
| Clovis | Leader of the Franks. This was the last major Germanic tribe to become Christian. |
| Convent | residence of religious women-bound together by vows of religious life |
| Saint Clotilde | Wife of Clovis |
| St. Jerome | translated the Bible from Greek/Hebrew to Latin |
