November 12‚ 2011 Western Civ. Holy Apostles is an Orthodox Christian Church in Bowling Green. On Wednesday‚ November 9‚ they had an open worship service for the students and faculty of --- at the Chapel on campus. For the event‚ Bishop Thomas from Charleston came to worship with us and hold a question and answer session after the service. It was a very interesting experience. I grew up going to a Methodist church so this was the first time I had ever been to such a traditional type of church
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The Orthodox Church Christian Denomination 1. What are the key beliefs of your Christian Denomination? Eastern Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism were once branched from the same body of religion “the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church. In 1054 AD a formal split occurred when Pope Leo IX (head of the Roman Catholic Church at that time) who ignored the Patriarch of the Constantinople‚ Michael Cerularius (Leader of the Eastern Orthodox Church at that time). The main beliefs of the Orthodox
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Eastern Orthodox I. Origin The Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholicism were branches of the same body—the One‚ Holy‚ Catholic and Apostolic Church until 1054 AD‚ which is the date of the first major division and the beginning of “denominations” in Christianity. The Christian Church divided into two Churches‚ East and West. Both Churches believe that they are the original Church established by Jesus Christ and the Apostles‚ and they disapprove each other. The Church in the East added “orthodox”
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Homework #13 cont.d a. The Byzantine Empire acted as a shield against the Arabs and Turks‚ preventing them from wilder invasions and conquests in Europe. Classical Greek and Roman texts were used during the rule of the Byzantine Empire after the fall of the Roman Empire (in the west). When the Crusades came‚ the crusaders brought a grand quantity of important Europeans into close contact with the wealthier and sophisticated Byzantine culture. The European texts that were supposedly lost or forgotten
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The Byzantine Empire‚ in western Asia and southeastern Europe‚ expanded into eastern Europe. The Byzantine Empire‚ with territory in the Balkans‚ the Middle East‚ and the eastern Mediterranean‚ maintained very high levels of political‚ economic‚ and cultural life between 500 and 1450 C.E. The empire continued many Roman patterns and spread its Orthodox Christian civilization through most of eastern Europe‚ Belarus‚ Ukraine‚ and Russia. Catholic Christianity‚ without an imperial center‚ spread in
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The Byzantine Empire was one of the leading civilizations in the world. In 324‚ Constantine‚ the first Christian emperor‚ became the single ruler of the Roman Empire. He set up his Eastern headquarters at the ancient Greek colony of Byzantium in 330. This city‚ later renamed Constantinople‚ was also known as "new Rome." It became the capital of the Byzantines after the Roman Empire was divided. The empire made a significant impact on several civilizations with its use of the Greek language and education
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Byzantine art Byzantine art is the artistic products of the Eastern Roman‚ or Byzantine‚ Empire‚ as well as the nations and states that inherited culturally from the empire. Though the empire itself emerged from Rome’s decline and lasted until the Fall of Constantinople in 1453‚[1] many Eastern Orthodox states in Eastern Europe‚ as well as to some degree the Muslim states of the easternMediterranean‚ preserved many aspects of the empire’s culture and art for centuries afterward. A number of
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Craig 1 Ethan Craig World History 32815 Byzantine DBQ Primary Reasons to Study the Byzantines The Byzantine Empire and its capital city of Constantinople thrived for more than one thousand years and helped shape the history of the modern world as we live in. The Byzantines have been largely ignored in classrooms across the nation and it shows. Key reasons to study the Byzantine are their religious influence‚ preservation of literature‚ and defense tactics. The question that I am answering is what is the Primary
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Byzantine empire 1000 years of a strong and large empire 500’s-1463 Location: on the Black Sea Mediterranean Sea Therefore good fisherman‚ sailors Therefore good economy‚ good trade. Therefore a lot of cultural diffusion -In ancient times this is called Asia Minor -Not to far from Greece Therefore a lot of Greek influences. 1) Spoke Greek 2) Influenced by Greek Architecture 3) Influenced by a new form of Christianity Greek orthodox church=Byzantine Empire is called the Eastern Orthodox
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Roman Empire became the Byzantine Empire‚ present day Istanbul‚ which originated in Constantinople. Constantinople was viewed by all as the center of a great Christian empire. The Constantinople had some great achievements. Because Constantinople was a Christian city it had many churches and holy objects. The Byzantine work of art was unique and incredible. Mosaic‚ Paintings‚ architecture‚ Byzantine‚ icons‚ tombstones and churches were all part of Byzantines’ art. Byzantine achievement in Mosaic
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