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• JeromePeople

  Jerome (c. 347–420) was a biblical scholar and Church Father of the ancient Western church. He translated the Latin Bible known as the Vulgate.

• East–West SchismHistory

  The East–West Schism was the division between the Western Church (Roman Catholic) and the Eastern Church (Orthodox). Its starting point is commonly dated to 1054, when the papal legates and the Patriarch of Constantinople excommunicated each other.

• AmbrosePeople

  Ambrose (c. 339–397) was a fourth-century bishop of Milan and one of the leading Fathers of the Western Church. He defended the Nicene faith against the Arians and baptized Augustine.

• Leo XIIIPeople

  Leo XIII (1810–1903) was the 256th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, reigning from 1878 to 1903. He is known for promulgating the encyclical Rerum Novarum (1891) on the labor question, which established the starting point of Catholic social teaching.

• Mary I of EnglandPeople

  Mary I (1516–1558) was Queen of England and Ireland (reigned 1553–1558). She restored Catholicism in England and executed Protestants, which led Protestant exiles to produce the Geneva Bible.

• Persecution of Christians in the Roman EmpireHistory

  The persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire refers to the punishment of Christians by Roman authorities, and their efforts to compel Christians to renounce their faith, from the reign of Nero in the first century to Constantine's legal recognition of Christianity in the early fourth century.

• Acts of the ApostlesBible

  The Acts of the Apostles is the fifth book of the New Testament. It records how, after the ascension of Jesus Christ and with the coming of the Holy Spirit, the church began in Jerusalem and spread as far as Rome.

• Western SchismHistory

  The Western Schism was a division in the Western (Latin) Church from 1378 to 1417, during which two, and later three, rival claimants to the papacy held office at the same time. It ended when the Council of Constance elected Martin V as the new pope.

• Honorius IPeople

  Honorius I (d. 638) was bishop of Rome (pope) from 625 to 638. Because of a letter that appeared to affirm a single will in Christ, he was condemned after his death by the Third Council of Constantinople.

• Romans 14Bible

  Romans 14 addresses believers in the church at Rome who were divided over food and the observance of days. It urges them not to judge one another and to act in love for the sake of the weaker brother. The chapter contains 23 verses.

• NovatianPeople

  Novatian was a third-century presbyter and theologian of the church at Rome. He took a rigorist position on whether to readmit those who had renounced the faith during persecution, broke with Cornelius, bishop of Rome, and formed a separate church community.

• Tryphena and TryphosaPeople

  Tryphena and Tryphosa were two women believers in the church at Rome whom the apostle Paul greeted in Romans 16:12 as those who "labour in the Lord." They appear in Scripture only in this single verse.

• NarcissusPeople

  Narcissus is a person mentioned by Paul in the greetings of Romans 16:11. Paul sends greetings not to Narcissus himself but to those of his household who believed in the Lord.

• Church HistoryHistory

  Church history is the history of the church, or the academic discipline that studies that history. Eusebius's fourth-century Ecclesiastical History is regarded as the beginning of systematic writing in the field. Today church history is taught in seminaries as a branch of historical theology.

• BasilicaDoctrine & Theology

  A basilica is an architectural form with a long rectangular plan comprising a nave, aisles, and an apse. Originating in the public buildings of ancient Rome, it became the basic form of early church buildings. In the Catholic Church, the term is also used for a title that the pope confers on certain churches.

• Philippians 3:7–10Bible Verses

  A passage in which the apostle Paul declares that he counts the Jewish credentials he once prized as "loss" and "dung" compared with the knowledge of Christ. Because it contrasts the righteousness of the law with the righteousness of faith, it is frequently cited as a basis for the doctrine of justification.

• Philippians 1:21–23Bible Verses

  In this passage Paul, writing as a prisoner, describes his inner conflict between life and death. The words "For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain" express a representative Christian view of life and death, and the passage is frequently cited in discussions of the believer's state immediately after death.

• Romans 6:13Bible Verses

  Romans 6:13 is the verse in which Paul urges the believers in the church at Rome not to yield the members of their bodies to sin as "instruments of unrighteousness," but to yield them to God as "instruments of righteousness." It is frequently cited in discussions of the holy life of those justified by grace, that is, of sanctification and consecration.

• Philemon 1:6Bible Verses

  Philemon 1:6 records Paul's prayer that the "communication" (fellowship) of Philemon's faith may work powerfully, bringing him to the knowledge of every good thing and leading him to Christ. Because the original Greek is highly compressed, the verse is known for its varied translations and interpretations.

• Philippians 4:11-13Bible Verses

  In this passage Paul thanks the church at Philippi for its support and declares that he has learned to be content in every circumstance. Verse 13 is very widely quoted, but it is also criticized for being used out of context as a promise of achievement and success.