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The emperor chose the patriarch of Constantinople, leading the Church official in the Byzantine Empire.
The emperor became an autocrat and the head of the church as well as the state.
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What was the role of emperor?
The Byzantine emperor was an absolute ruler. He also exerted control over the church of the empire, the Orthodox Christian Church.
How are the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Byzantine Empire related?
The Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church was also the Byzantine Emperor, head of both Church and State.
Who was appointed by the emperor to run the church of the byzantine empire?
The Patriarch
Which of the following controlled the economy of the Byzantine Empire A the Byzantine nobility B the Christian church C guilds of merchants and craftsmen D the Emperor?
The Emperor.
Did the Byzantine army support the emperor or the pope?
The Byzantine army supported the emperor. There was a schism between the Catholic and Orthodox churches in the eleventh century. From that time onward the emperor was seen as the head of the Orthodox church, and the Pope as the head of the Catholic church.
Who in the Byzantine empire controlled the church?
The Byzantines believed their emperor represented Jesus Christ on Earth. Ans. The Emperor.
How did the Byzantine Emperor remain control over the church?
The Church was made an extra arm of Government by Constantine, and the emperors kept control and used the bishops as part of the government process, also merging the competing factions within within the eastern church to gain a state religion.
How did the byzantine emperors view their rule in the church?
In the Orthodox the emperor claims authority over all religious leaders. And in the Roman Catholic the pope claims authority over all kings and emperors.
Who is the emperor of the eastern church?
There has never been an emperor of the Eastern Orthodox Church. The Church is headed by a Patriarch, who is first among equals. There was an Emperor in Constantinople during the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire until 1453 AD, who was the secular Head of State.
What was the byzantine church used for?
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.
Why did Pope Urban II agree to help Byzantine Emperor Alexius I?
Pope Urban II agreed to help Byzantine Emperor Alexius I because he wanted to unite the Christian church and support the Byzantine Empire against Muslim invaders during the First Crusade.
What statement correctly describes between the government and the church in the byzantine empire?
The emporor controlled both the government and the church all you poeple out there get a life
