What is the Edict of Milan?
A decree signed by emperors Constantine and Licinius in AD 313 proclaiming religious tolerance in the Roman Empire, thereby ending the persecution of Christians.
What are Church Fathers?
During the early centuries of the Church, those teachers whose writings extended the Tradition of the Apostles and who continue to be important for the Church's teachings.
What is a Doctor of the Church?
A title officially bestowed by the Church on those saints who are highly esteemed for their theological writings, as well as their personal holiness.
What is Arianism?
A heresy developed in the late third century that denied Christ's full divinity, stating that Christ was a created being who was superior to human beings but inferior to God.
What is the Vulgate?
The version of the Bible translated from Hebrew and Greek into Latin by Saint Jerome and which became the definitive version and officially promulgated by the Church.
What is an Ecumenical Council?
A gathering of the Church's bishops from around the world convened by the Pope or approved by him to address pressing issues in the Church.
What does consubstantial mean?
Having the same nature or essence.
What is Theotokos?
A Greek title for Mary meaning "God Bearer.
What is Logos?
A Greek word meaning "Word." It is a title of Jesus Christ found in the Gospel of John that illuminates the relationship between the three divine persons, or the Holy Trinity.
What is the hypostatic union?
The union of Jesus Christ's divine and human natures in one Divine Person.