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What is now the Catholic Church (originally it was called Latin or Western) was the main Christian church in the western part of the Roman Empire. What it now the Orthodox Church (originally it was called Greek or Eastern) was the main Christian church in the eastern part of the Roman Empire. The foundations of the theology of both these churches were laid in the Roman days.
The Catholic Church (or Latin/Western, as it was originally called) developed many of its terms, and government structures in the Roman days. For example the term pontiff for the Pope is derived from pontifex. The pontifex maximus was the high priest of Roman Religion. The architectural model for the Christian churches of Western Europe was taken from the Roman basilicas, which were the (secular) public buildings of the Romans. The apse was also adopted form the Roman basilicas. The Orthodox churches, instead, adopted the Byzantine architectural model.
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How were Charlemagne's empire like the old Roman empire similar?
No similarities. The Roman Empire was an ancient empire and the Carolingian Empire was a medieval one and therefore related to two totally different societies. The only thing was that Latin was the language of the church, bureaucrats and intellectuals.
What is the relationship between the Roman Empire and the the Roman Catholic Church?
First let's get our terms straight. There is no such thing as the Roman Catholic Church. It is the Catholic Church. The adjective "Roman" probably came about because the Catholic Church's headquarters are in Vatican City which is in the city of Rome. In the days of the Roman empire, there was no "church" as we know it, the religion was simply Christianity. Christianity was spread throughout the Roman empire due to the good roads and peaceful conditions. Remember that Christianity was conceived and spread during the Pax Romana.Roman Catholic AnswerIf you are asking about the Holy Roman Empire: from Pocket Catholic Dictionary by John A. Hardon, S.J., Doubleday c 1980, 1985The old Roman Empire was divided into Eastern and Western parts by Arcadius and Honorius in 395. The Eastern empire ceased to exist when Constantinople was taken by the Turks, in 1453. The Western empire dismembered, the last emperor being deposed in 476. The Holy Roman Empire begin in 800 with the attempted restoration by the Papacy of the Roman empire in the West, effected by the coronation of Charlemagne by Pope Leo III. . . . Pope John XII crowed Otto I, king of Germany, as emperor in 962, and henceforth the kingdoms of Germany and Italy remained united until the 16th century. . . .Though of tremendous importance in the development of Europe, the theory of the Holy Roman Empire, as the temporal protector of the church with the kings of the earth ruling as vicegerents of the emperor was never much more than a theory. It was not holy and was in frequent collision with the Church; it was not Roman but Teutonic, having its chief power beyond the borders of the old Empire; and it has hardly an empire after the death of Frederick Barbarossa in 1190.
Which aspect of the Roman Empire continued into the Byzantine Empire?
One aspect of the "old Roman Empire" that was carried on to the new eastern Roman empire, which became the Byzantine Empire was the standard of written laws. This was an important feature of the old Roman republic and later when the republic was a shell of its former self. Generally referred to as the Roman Empire, there were still written laws.The governing office of Emperor also was carried on.
Was Italy apart of the old roman empire?
Yes
What happened in school in old Rome?
Who built the Roman Empire
What common feature did the Western Roman Empire and the Roman Catholic Church share ?
There were two main form of Christianity in the Roman Empire. The Latin or Western Church was the main form in the western part of the empire and the Greek or Eastern Church was the main form in the eastern part. Later these two churches came to be called Catholic and Orthodox respectively. Therefore, what later came to be called Catholicism was the form of Christianity practiced in the western part of the Roman Empire.
How were Charlemagne's empire like the old Roman empire similar?
No similarities. The Roman Empire was an ancient empire and the Carolingian Empire was a medieval one and therefore related to two totally different societies. The only thing was that Latin was the language of the church, bureaucrats and intellectuals.
Why did byzantine emperors abandon their dream of restoring the old roman empire?
It was to expensive to restore the old Roman Empire
When was Canonical Old Roman Catholic Church created?
Canonical Old Roman Catholic Church was created in 1966.
When was Old Roman Catholic Church in Europe created?
Old Roman Catholic Church in Europe was created in 2000.
What are some adjectives for the Roman Empire?
Some adjectives for the Roman Empire are: old, vast, interesting, etc.
How was the Holy Roman Empire like the old Roman empire?
it united its territories under a central government
How was holy roman empire like the old roman empire?
it united its territories under a central government
What was the capital of the eastern empire of the old roman empire?
the capital of the Eastern Empire was Constantinople
What was the capital of the old roman empire?
Rome
How was the holy roman emoperor empire like the old roman empire?
it united its territories under a central goverment
What is the relationship between the Roman Empire and the the Roman Catholic Church?
First let's get our terms straight. There is no such thing as the Roman Catholic Church. It is the Catholic Church. The adjective "Roman" probably came about because the Catholic Church's headquarters are in Vatican City which is in the city of Rome. In the days of the Roman empire, there was no "church" as we know it, the religion was simply Christianity. Christianity was spread throughout the Roman empire due to the good roads and peaceful conditions. Remember that Christianity was conceived and spread during the Pax Romana.Roman Catholic AnswerIf you are asking about the Holy Roman Empire: from Pocket Catholic Dictionary by John A. Hardon, S.J., Doubleday c 1980, 1985The old Roman Empire was divided into Eastern and Western parts by Arcadius and Honorius in 395. The Eastern empire ceased to exist when Constantinople was taken by the Turks, in 1453. The Western empire dismembered, the last emperor being deposed in 476. The Holy Roman Empire begin in 800 with the attempted restoration by the Papacy of the Roman empire in the West, effected by the coronation of Charlemagne by Pope Leo III. . . . Pope John XII crowed Otto I, king of Germany, as emperor in 962, and henceforth the kingdoms of Germany and Italy remained united until the 16th century. . . .Though of tremendous importance in the development of Europe, the theory of the Holy Roman Empire, as the temporal protector of the church with the kings of the earth ruling as vicegerents of the emperor was never much more than a theory. It was not holy and was in frequent collision with the Church; it was not Roman but Teutonic, having its chief power beyond the borders of the old Empire; and it has hardly an empire after the death of Frederick Barbarossa in 1190.
