late Roman Christianity
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Late Roman Christianity was the form of Christian belief and practice that developed in the later Roman Empire, characterized by an established church hierarchy, codified doctrine, and close integration with imperial authority.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Christianity in the Roman Empire | 2 |
| Roman Christianity | 2 |
| Christianity (late antiquity) | 1 |
| Late Antique Christianity | 1 |
| Patristic era | 1 |
| late Roman Christianity canonical | 1 |
| post-Nicene Church | 1 |
| post-Nicene Latin Church | 1 |
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
form of Christianity
ⓘ
historical religious tradition ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Apostles’ Creed
ⓘ
surface form:
Apostles Creed
Arian controversy ⓘ Christianization of the Roman Empire ⓘ Council of Chalcedon ⓘ Council of Constantinople ⓘ Council of Ephesus ⓘ First Council of Nicaea ⓘ
surface form:
Council of Nicaea
Donatist controversy ⓘ Nicene Creed ⓘ Pelagian controversy ⓘ imperial legislation on religion ⓘ rise of the papacy ⓘ |
| clergyRoles |
bishops
ⓘ
deacons ⓘ priests ⓘ |
| doctrineIncludes |
Christ as fully divine and fully human (Chalcedonian definition)
ⓘ
Trinitarianism ⓘ original sin (in Latin tradition) ⓘ |
| follows | Christianity ⓘ |
| geographicArea |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Roman Empire
Mediterranean Basin ⓘ
surface form:
Mediterranean basin
Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
Christological debates
ⓘ
Latin and Greek liturgical languages ⓘ Trinitarian theology ⓘ close integration with imperial authority ⓘ codified doctrine ⓘ creedal orthodoxy ⓘ cult of relics ⓘ development of canon law ⓘ episcopal church structure ⓘ established church hierarchy ⓘ imperial intervention in doctrinal disputes ⓘ imperial patronage ⓘ increasing institutionalization ⓘ monastic movements ⓘ use of ecumenical councils ⓘ veneration of martyrs and saints ⓘ |
| influenced |
Byzantine theology
ⓘ
surface form:
Byzantine Christianity
Christian art and architecture ⓘ Christian liturgy ⓘ Christian monasticism ⓘ development of canon law ⓘ medieval Western Christianity ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Greco-Roman philosophical thought
ⓘ
Jewish religious traditions ⓘ earlier Roman Christianity ⓘ imperial Roman political structures ⓘ |
| legalStatus | state-supported religion in the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| organizationalForm |
episcopal sees
ⓘ
parishes ⓘ patriarchates ⓘ |
| practicedIn |
Late Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
late Roman Empire
|
| recognizedBy | Edict of Milan ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Constantine I
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantine the Great
Theodosius I ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
4th century
ⓘ
5th century ⓘ 6th century ⓘ late antiquity ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
post-Nicene Church
this entity surface form:
Patristic era
this entity surface form:
Late Antique Christianity
this entity surface form:
Christianity in the Roman Empire
this entity surface form:
Roman Christianity
this entity surface form:
Roman Christianity
this entity surface form:
Christianity (late antiquity)
this entity surface form:
Christianity in the Roman Empire
this entity surface form:
post-Nicene Latin Church