Church of the Roman Empire

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The Church of the Roman Empire refers to the early Christian church that developed within and was closely associated with the structures, culture, and authority of the Roman Empire, eventually evolving into the dominant institutional form of Christianity in the West and much of the Mediterranean.

All labels observed (8)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian church
early Christian community
historical religious institution
adoptedCreed Nicene Creed
Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed
linked to: Nicene Creed
associatedWith Roman Empire
centeredIn Alexandria
Antioch
Constantinople
Jerusalem
Rome
chronologicalPeak 4th century CE
5th century CE
coreText Latin Vulgate
linked to: Vulgate

New Testament
Septuagint
definedDoctrineAt Council of Chalcedon
Council of Ephesus
First Council of Constantinople
First Council of Nicaea
developedFrom Second Temple Judaism
developedIn 1st century CE
developedStructure diocese
metropolitan see
parish
patriarchate
doctrine Incarnation
Trinity
apostolic succession
episcopal authority
original sin
use of relics
veneration of saints
experiencedEvent Arian controversy
Christological controversies
Constantinian shift
Donatist controversy
Great Persecution
governedBy episcopal hierarchy
hadConflictWith Arianism
Donatism
Gnostic movements
Monophysitism
linked to: Miaphysitism

Nestorianism
pagan cults
hadOffice bishop
deacon
patriarch
pope
presbyter
hasKeyFigure Ambrose of Milan
Athanasius of Alexandria
Augustine of Hippo
Basil of Caesarea
Constantine the Great
linked to: Constantine I

Gregory of Nazianzus
Jerome
Jesus of Nazareth
linked to: Jesus Christ

John Chrysostom
Paul the Apostle
linked to: Apostle Paul

Peter the Apostle
linked to: Apostle Peter

Theodosius I
imperialLaw Edict of Thessalonica
influenced Byzantine Church
Christian liturgy
Christian theology
Latin Christendom
Roman law
canon law
medieval Western Church
influencedBy Greco-Roman culture
linked to: Greco-Roman art

Hellenistic philosophy
Jewish traditions
Roman law
legacy Eastern Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodox Churches
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy

Roman Catholic Church
legalStatusChangedBy Edict of Milan
legalStatusChangedIn 313 CE
madeOfficialReligionBy Theodosius I
madeOfficialReligionIn 380 CE
persecutedUnder Decius
Diocletian
Domitian
Nero
Valerian
practicedRite Eucharist
baptism
ordination
penance
recognizedCouncil Council of Chalcedon
Council of Ephesus
First Council of Constantinople
First Council of Nicaea
recognizedSee Alexandria
Antioch
Constantinople
Jerusalem
Rome
religion Christianity
selfDesignation catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

orthodox faith
territory Asia Minor
Balkans
Eastern Roman Empire
linked to: Byzantine Empire

Levant
linked to: Levant region

Mediterranean basin
linked to: Mediterranean Basin

North Africa
Western Roman Empire
usedLanguage Greek
Latin

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Assyrian Church of the East separatedFrom Church of the Roman Empire
Christianization of the British Isles influencedBy Roman Christianity
linked to: Church of the Roman Empire
Bishop of Lugdunum partOf Church in Gaul
linked to: Church of the Roman Empire
Defense of the real presence in the Eucharist belongsToTradition Great Church of the 2nd century
linked to: Church of the Roman Empire
Prince-Bishopric of Constance partOf Imperial Church
linked to: Church of the Roman Empire
Roman synod of 610 hasJurisdiction Roman Church
linked to: Church of the Roman Empire
Romanized North Africans associatedWith Carthaginian Church
linked to: Church of the Roman Empire
Ossius of Corduba partOf early Christian Church in the Roman Empire
linked to: Church of the Roman Empire