83 Organization Early Church Archbishop Leader of the Bishopric Bishop Group of parishes bishoprics Priests Led local Christian communities called parishes Church was Center of social life ID: 635239
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The early Christian church
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Organization – Early Church
Archbishop
Leader of the Bishopric
Bishop
Group of parishes: bishoprics
Priests
Led local Christian communities called parishes
Church was:
Center of social life
4 Bishops held special positions
Rome, Jerusalem, Alexandria, and Antioch
Founded by the original apostlesSlide3
Bishop of Rome
Founded by Peter
“given the keys to the kingdom of heaven”
First Apostle
First bishop of Rome
Later bishops were seen as Peter’s successor
Pope (Latin for papa “Father”) was name given to these bishops
Western Christians accepted this, but was unsure how much power to give the pope
Gregory I – strengthen the church
Created the papal statesSlide4
Monastic life
Monk – Cut off from society to pursue an ideal of total dedication to god
Very popular – started living together
Benedict wrote a set of rules
Benedictive
rule was used by many monastic groups
Day for a monk
Prayer
Manual labor for several hours a day
Idleness was “the enemy of the soul”
Private meditation and readings
Meet 7 times a day for prayer and chanting of psalmsSlide5
Monastic life
Ruled by an abbot (father)
Complete authority over the monastery
Unquestioning obedience to the will of the abbot by each monk
Self sustaining community
Monks took a vow of poverty
Social workers of their
communities
School for the young
Hospitality for travelers
Hospitals for the sickSlide6
Monastic life
9
th
Century
Copying of manuscripts
Scriptorium – writing room
Bible, Latin classical authors
Parchment or sheepskin, bound in
covers
decorated
with
jewels and precious metals
Many sources survived because of
monks
Nuns
Lived in convents
Headed by abbesses (usually belonged to royal houses)