The Byzantine Empire is just the modern name of the continuation of the Roman Empire from its eastern capital Constantinople, built on the site of the city of Byzantium.
The Church in that part of the world was a continuation of the apostolic Church from earliest times. It is known as the Greek Orthodox Church.
The Byzantine form of Christianity was eventually called Orthodox. In 1056, the Roman and Byzantine churches split over a number of doctrinal controversies.
The Byzantine Empire is just the modern name of the continuation of the Roman Empire from its eastern capital Constantinople, built on the site of the city of Byzantium. The Church in that part of the world was a continuation of the apostolic Church from earliest times. It is known as the Greek Orthodox Church.
The Byzantine Empire was Christian.
Because of Rome
The Eastern Orthodox Church was the church for the Byzantine Empire.
Perhaps you are referring to the Western Catholic Church in the Roman Empire and the Eastern Orthodox Church in the Byzantine Empire.
The Byzantine emperor was an absolute ruler. He also exerted control over the church of the empire, the Orthodox Christian Church.
The Emperor.
What type of church was most commonly constructed in the Byzantine Empire
A rift developed between Latin Christianity and Greek Christianity which then led to the schism between the Catholic and Orthodox Churches. The conflict between the two led to mutual distrust . The Orthodox Church was the church of the Byzantine Empire.
The Byzantine Church was used for worship. Following the death of the Roman Emperor Constantine, the Roman Empire split into the Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire. Eventually, the Bishop of Rome became the head of the church in the Roman Empire. Over the years, that church became the Roman Catholic Church. The Bishop of Constantinople became the head of the Byzantine Church. That church evolved into the Greek Orthodox Church and still exists today.
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