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What two churches formed after the division of the Eastern Roman Empire and the Western Roman Empire?
The Catholic Church in the West and the Orthodox Church in the East
Who were the Empores of the Eastern Roman Empire and the Western Roman Empire?
The emperors of the Roman empire (the so-called Eastern and Western parts) were the men who ruled. For the names of specific emperors and the times that they ruled, type "Roman emperors" into your browser and you will come up with several websites that will give you lists of their names.
Was the fall of rome before the rise of christanity?
No it was not. Christianity is a lagacy if he Romans. It developed during the Roman days and became the state religion of the Roman Empire. By the time of the fall of the western part of the Roman Empire (the eastern part of the Roman Empire continued to exist for nearly 1,000 years) the Catholic and the Orthodox churches had already developed. Their original names were Latin or Western Church and Greek or Eastern Church respectively. The former was the main form of Christianity in the western part of the empire and the latter was the main form of Christianity in the eastern part.
How did the Church resemble the old Roman empire?
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.
What is a protestat?
A member or follower of any of the Western Christian churches that are separate from the Roman Catholic Church and follow the principles... :)..nice question.
When is the Pentecost 2011?
It fell on the 12 of June 2011. Both in Western Christianity (Roman Catholic Church) and Eastern Christianity (Eastern churches).
What were the two Christian churches called?
Perhaps you are referring to the Western Catholic Church in the Roman Empire and the Eastern Orthodox Church in the Byzantine Empire.
Why did the Orthrodox church oppose the Roman Catholic Church in the Middle Ages?
Simply, the Roman Empire divided into the Western Roman Empire (based in Rome) and the Easter Roman Empire (based in Constantinople). Once the western empire fell, the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches diverged and evolved in isolation. The full history is significantly more complex, but that is the answer in a nut-shell.
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.
What were the 2 divisions of Christianity during Roman times?
The two main churches in the Roman Empire were Latin or Western Christianity, which was the main church in the western part of the empire, and Greek or Eastern Christianity, which was the main church in the eastern part of the empire. Later they came to be called Catholic and Orthodox respectively. There were also dissident Christian doctrines and churches. The main one was Arian Christianity, which was popular around the Roman Empire and with the Germanic peoples who invaded the western part Roman Empire (the Vandals, Sueves, Alans and Burgundians) and the Visigoths and Ostrogoths. It was a major challenge to mainstream Christianity (the two churches mentioned above). Within the Empire, this challenge was ended through persecution.
What kinds of churches attract most people?
Roman Catholics Churches......
What is the main difference between prayers in Roman Catholic and Anglican churches and those in nonconformist churches?
The main difference between prayers in Roman Catholic and Anglican churches, and those in nonconformist churches is that they are far less rigid and structured in the nonconformist churches. The prayers in both Roman Catholic and Anglican churches tend to follow specific structures and guidelines.
