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Role of Orthodox Christianity and the Schism

Role of Orthodox Christianity and the Schism . SSWH4c Explain the Great Schism of 1054 CE. Role of the Church. Christianity became main religion of Roman empire by 4 th century Roman church developed a system of organization Priests was head of parishes – local communities

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Role of Orthodox Christianity and the Schism

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  1. Role of Orthodox Christianity and the Schism SSWH4c Explain the Great Schism of 1054 CE

  2. Role of the Church • Christianity became main religion of Roman empire by 4th century • Roman church developed a system of organization • Priests was head of parishes – local communities • Bishop was head of diocese - a group of parishes or bishopric • Archbishop – head of groups of diocese • Bishop of Rome became known as Pope – the head of what is now known as the Roman Catholic Church

  3. Pope Patriarch Archdiocese/Archbishop Bishop/Diocese Gregory I Priest/Parish

  4. Roman Catholic Church • Pope claim was based on the belief that Jesus gave Peter the keys to Heaven • Peter was considered to be the chief apostle & the first bishop of Rome • Bishops who succeeded Peter were called popes = Latin word for “papa” – father • Western Christians accepted the pope as the church’s leader, but could not agree on the pope’s powers • Gregory I strengthened power by taking political control of Rome & surrounding territories

  5. Gregory I

  6. Role of Church • Gregory – pope from 590-604, extended papal authority over the Western Church & actively converted non-Christians • Monk = man who separates himself from the rest of the world to become closer to God/ Monasticism is the practice of living like a monk • Saint Benedict founded an order of Monks & wrote rules for their practice • Benedict’s rules divided the day into activities; emphasizing prayer & physical labor to keep monks busy

  7. Role of Church • Monks meditated & read privately/ They prayed together seven times a day • All aspects of Benedict life was communal • Abbot (father) ruled each Benedictine monastery • Monks were to obey the Abbot/ took a vowel of poverty/monks dedication made then new heroes of Christian civilization/ were social workers in communities • Monks spread Christianity throughout Europe/Irish & English monks were enthusiastic missionaries

  8. Role of Church • Nuns = women who withdrew from the world to dedicate themselves to God • Nuns lived in convents headed abbesses • Abess Hilda founded a monastery in Whitby in 657 where she educated five future bishops

  9. St. Benedict

  10. Roles

  11. Nuns Monks

  12. EOC & Catholic Split • Eastern Orthodox Church did not accept the pope’s claim as head of Church • 1054, Pope Leo IX & Michael Cerularius (Head of Byzantine Church) excommunicated each other • Great Schism = seperation between two great branches of Christianity

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