Who Is The Most Underpinned Rome's Important In The Church
Trace the rise in importance of the figure of the Bishop of Rome (what we now call the ‘Pope’) from the first century to the papacy of Leo the Great in the mid fifth century. What factors underpinned Rome’s importance in the Church?
In this essay I intend to show how the church in Rome grew in importance and how the Holy Roman See came to hold a position of pre-eminence in the early Christian Church and which still pertains today in the Catholic Church. I will first look at the evidence that theologically is put forward to support this position. I then intend to look at some examples of the personalities that further enhanced this position. For the purposes of this essay I have focused on, Damasus I, Siricius, Innocent I and the Emperor Constantine.
The pre-eminence of the bishop of Rome over the entire Catholic Church, an institution known as "the papacy," took centuries to develop.
In the first few hundred years of the church, the term "pope," which means …show more content…
(1989). Peabody ; MA: Hendrickson Publishers Marketing.
Duffy, E. (1997). Saints and Sinners. Wales: S4C.
Frend, W. (1986). The Rise of Christianity. london: Darton,Longman & Todd.
Gonzalez, J. L. (1999). The Story of Christianity: The Early Church to the Present Day. Washington: Prince Press.
Henry Bettenson (Editor), C. M. (2011). Documents of the Christian Church. USA: Oxford University Press.
Lapple, A. (1982). The Catholic Church a Brief History. New York: The Paulist Press.
Latourette, K. S. ( 1975). A History of Christianity, Volume 1: Beginnings to 1500 (Revised). New York: HarperOne.
Maxwell-Stuart, P. G. ( 1997). Chronicle of the Popes: The Reign-by-Reign Record of the Papacy over 2000 Years. London: Thames & Hudson.
Shahan, T. ( 2009). The Catholic Encyclopedia. Retrieved April 10, 2013, from New Advent: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04613a.htm
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In this essay I intend to show how the church in Rome grew in importance and how the Holy Roman See came to hold a position of pre-eminence in the early Christian Church and which still pertains today in the Catholic Church. I will first look at the evidence that theologically is put forward to support this position. I then intend to look at some examples of the personalities that further enhanced this position. For the purposes of this essay I have focused on, Damasus I, Siricius, Innocent I and the Emperor Constantine.
The pre-eminence of the bishop of Rome over the entire Catholic Church, an institution known as "the papacy," took centuries to develop.
In the first few hundred years of the church, the term "pope," which means …show more content…
(1989). Peabody ; MA: Hendrickson Publishers Marketing.
Duffy, E. (1997). Saints and Sinners. Wales: S4C.
Frend, W. (1986). The Rise of Christianity. london: Darton,Longman & Todd.
Gonzalez, J. L. (1999). The Story of Christianity: The Early Church to the Present Day. Washington: Prince Press.
Henry Bettenson (Editor), C. M. (2011). Documents of the Christian Church. USA: Oxford University Press.
Lapple, A. (1982). The Catholic Church a Brief History. New York: The Paulist Press.
Latourette, K. S. ( 1975). A History of Christianity, Volume 1: Beginnings to 1500 (Revised). New York: HarperOne.
Maxwell-Stuart, P. G. ( 1997). Chronicle of the Popes: The Reign-by-Reign Record of the Papacy over 2000 Years. London: Thames & Hudson.
Shahan, T. ( 2009). The Catholic Encyclopedia. Retrieved April 10, 2013, from New Advent: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04613a.htm
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