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• UrbanusPeople

  Urbanus was a believer in the church at Rome whose name appears in Romans 16:9 in the New Testament. Paul included him in his greetings, calling him "our helper in Christ."

• EpaenetusPeople

  Epaenetus was a Christian whom Paul greeted in Romans 16:5, calling him "my wellbeloved" and the "firstfruits" of Asia unto Christ.

• ClaudiaPeople

  Claudia was a woman of the church at Rome who, together with Eubulus, Pudens, and Linus, sent greetings to Timothy in 2 Timothy 4:21. She is named in only this one verse of the Bible.

• Medieval ChurchHistory

  The medieval church refers to the Western European church, centered on the pope in Rome, from about the fifth century to about the fifteenth century. Papal power grew and then declined during this period, which formed the background to the sixteenth-century Reformation.

• Catholic ChurchDenominations

  The Catholic Church, also called Catholicism or the Roman Catholic Church, is a Christian church under the leadership of the Pope in Rome. Together with Protestantism and the Orthodox Church, it is regarded as one of the three main branches of Christianity.

• PersisPeople

  Persis was a woman of the early church whom the apostle Paul, in the greetings of Romans 16, describes as "the beloved Persis, which laboured much in the Lord."

• CatacombsHistory

  The catacombs are underground cemeteries used in ancient Rome and elsewhere by early Christians, Jews, and others. Widely known as a symbol of faith in the age of persecution, they are studied as evidence of the burial customs and art of the early church.

• ConstantinopleHistory

  Constantinople was the city that Constantine the Great dedicated in 330 as the new capital of the Roman Empire; it is present-day Istanbul in Türkiye. It was the center of the Eastern church in antiquity and the Middle Ages, and several church councils were held there.

• Second Vatican CouncilHistory

  A council of the Catholic Church held at the Vatican in Rome from 1962 to 1965. Under the banner of church renewal and dialogue with the modern world, it approved the celebration of Mass in vernacular languages, dialogue with other Christians, and religious freedom, among other decisions.

• Ignatius of AntiochPeople

  Ignatius of Antioch was bishop of the church in Antioch in the early second century. While being taken to Rome for martyrdom, he wrote seven letters. He is counted among the Apostolic Fathers.

• First Vatican CouncilHistory

  The First Vatican Council was a council of the Catholic Church convened by Pope Pius IX at the Vatican in Rome in 1869–1870. It is best known for defining papal primacy and papal infallibility as dogma.

• PolycarpPeople

  Polycarp (c. 69–c. 155) was a second-century bishop of the church at Smyrna in Asia Minor and a martyr. He was an Apostolic Father, traditionally regarded as a disciple of the apostle John.

• Fourth Lateran CouncilHistory

  The largest council of the Middle Ages, convened by Pope Innocent III in 1215 at the Lateran Basilica in Rome. It enacted seventy-one canons, including a confession of faith affirming creation from nothing and the transubstantiation of the Eucharist, and a requirement that the faithful confess at least once a year.

• ValentinusPeople

  Valentinus (c. 100 – c. 160) was a second-century Christian teacher active in Rome, known as the founder of the Valentinians, one of the largest movements within early Christian Gnosticism.

• Gregory IPeople

  Gregory I (c. 540–604) was bishop of Rome (pope) from 590 to 604. He is regarded as one of the leading Fathers of the Western Church and is also known as Gregory the Great.

• Romans 16Bible

  Romans 16 is the final chapter of the Epistle to the Romans. Paul commends Phoebe and sends greetings to the believers in Rome. He then warns them to watch out for those who cause divisions and closes the letter with a doxology giving glory to God.

• 2 Timothy 1Bible

  2 Timothy 1 is the first chapter of the letter that Paul, imprisoned in Rome, sent to Timothy. Expressing confidence in Timothy's faith, Paul gives thanks and urges him to stir up his gift and not to be ashamed of suffering for the gospel.

• Romans 14:5–6Bible Verses

  A passage in which the apostle Paul, addressing the question of observing days in the church at Rome, urges believers to respect one another's convictions, since each acts unto the Lord. It is frequently cited in discussions of Sabbath and Lord's Day observance and of freedom of conscience in nonessential matters.

• Romans 16:1–7Bible Verses

  In this passage near the close of Romans, Paul commends Phoebe, a servant of the church at Cenchreae, and sends greetings to Prisca and Aquila, Junia, and others. It is frequently cited as evidence of women's roles in the early church. Interpretations of Phoebe's office and of Junia are points of contention in the debate over the ordination of women.

• Romans 12:9–10Bible Verses

  Paul's exhortation to love without hypocrisy, to hate evil and hold fast to what is good, and to show brotherly affection and mutual honor among believers. Because these verses open the entire series of exhortations on love in Romans 12:9–21, they are frequently cited in discussions of the ethics of the church community.