Constance, Council. 1414-18. Ended Great Schism. Church council victory over papal power. Martin V elected pope.

Constantine I. 274-338. Roman Emperor 306-, established Christianity as official religion. Moved capital to Constantinople. United state and church.

Conventice Acts. 1593, 1664-1689. Suppressed dissension in Church of England.

Coptics. Monophysite Christian church in Egypt. 451 Schism from Rome.

Counter-Reformation. 1517-1622. Catholic reform that followed the Reformation. Trent.

Disestablishment Acts. 1869, 1920 End Roman Catholic obligations to fund Episcopal Church of Ireland, Wales.

Disruption. 1843. Free Church secedes from Church of Scotland.

Dissolution of Monasteries. 1536, small; 1539, large. Henry VIII siezes wealth of church.

Dowie, John. 1847-1907. Scot. founder of Christian Catholic Church and Zion City, IL, USA.

East-West Schism. 1054. Separation of Roman and Eastern Catholic churches over filioque.

Ecumenicalism. 1846-. Movement to unite all Christian churches.

Edward I. 1239-1307. King of England 1272-. Conquered Wales. Limited power of church and nobles. 1290 expelled Jews. Defined acre 1305.

Encyclical, Papal. Letter from Pope to RC Church.

Episcopalianism. Church government by bishops.

Erastus, Thomas. 1524-83. Swiss theologian. Advocated complete domination of state over church.

Evangelicalism. Protestant churches that follow literal biblical interpretation.

Ferrara-Florence, Council of. 1438-45. Failed attempt to re-unite Latin and Greek churches.

Fire of London. 1666. Four days. 87 churches. 13,200 houses. 100,000 homeless. Rebuilt in 10 years. 1136 fire was previously known as Great Fire of London.

Fischer von Erlach, J.B. 1656-1723. Austrian architect. Intro. baroque. Schönbrunn Palace 1696, Church of St Charles Borromeo 1716-37.

Fisher, St. John. 1469-1535. English Humanist scholar. Beheaded for refusing to acknowledge Henry VIII as head of church. More.

Florence, Union of. 1439. Brief reconciliation of Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox Churches.

Gabrieli, Andrea. c1510-86. Venetian church music composer. First to combine voice and instruments in concerto form.

Gallicanism. 13-19C. French Catholic independence from papal authority. Conciliarism vs Ultramontanism.

Gallipoli. 1915-16. Unsuccessful Allied attempt to secure Dardanelles from Turkey. Churchill resigns as Lord of Admiralty.

Gothic Art. 13C-. Church sculpture, illuminated manuscripts. Less idealized than Classical. Emotions portrayed.

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