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Barnabas, St. -61. Cyprus Christian. Founded church at Antioch.
Barnard, Christian. 1922-2001. South African surgeon-first human heart transplant 1967.
Benedictines. 529-. RC monastic order. Spread Christianity. Preserved Latin culture.
Bible. Hebrew and Christian sacred scriptures translated from Hebrew and Aramaic. 3C BC Greek translation. 1382 Wycliffe, Rogers, English. 1522-34 Luther, German. 1611 King James version. Vulgate by St. Jerome. Apocrypha.
Bogomils. 9-15C. Slavic ascetic Christian cult. All matter created by the devil.
Boris I. -907. Ruler 852-89. Spread Christianity through Bulgaria.
Brethren, Church. 1708. German/US Pacifist Christian church.
Buchmanism. 1922-65. Christian revivalist movement stressing honesty, purity, love, unselfishness. =Moral Rearmament 1938. Oxford Group.
Caedman. 7C. First English Christian poet.
Calvin, John. 1509-64. Reformist in Switzerland and France. Predestination, truth by faith. Institutes of Christian Religion 1536, used by others to justify Protestantism. Calvinism.
Cambridge Platonists. 17C. Tried to synthesize Plato and Christianity. Christian Humanists.
Cathars. 11-14C. Christian Gnostic heretic sect. Albigens. 1030 burned in Italy.
Christian IX. Danish King, 1863-1906.
Christian X. Danish king 1912-47. Symbol of Danish Resistance. Imprisoned by Nazis 1943-5. Women’s vote 1915. Independent Iceland 1918.
Christian Era. 1 AD to present. Jewish Era. Muhammadan Era. Julian Calendar.
Christian Science. 1879. Founded by Eddy. Death, illness are illusions to be overcome by faith.
Christian Socialism. 19C. Kingsley’s appeal to upper class to help the masses.
Christianity. World’s largest religion, based on acts and teachings of Jesus Christ, believed to be Son of God. Emphasises love for all..
Cid, El. (Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar). c1043-99. Spanish hero, who fought for Moors and Christians. Idealized in 1140 epic El Cantar de mio Cid. Conquered and ruled Valencia 1094-99.
Constantine I. 274-338. Roman Emperor 306-, established Christianity as official religion. Moved capital to Constantinople. United state and church.
Coptics. Monophysite Christian church in Egypt. 451 Schism from Rome.
Crusades. 1095-1272. European Christian wars to regain Holy Land after Seljuk Turks take Jerusalem in 1072. Literature and the arts benefitted from Eastern cultural infusion. Peasants 1096. Annihilated. First. 1096-99. Genoa financed Godfrey of Bouillon to recapture Jerusalem. Only successful crusade. Second. 1147-49. Louis VII and Conrad III pillage Byzantium. Third. 1189-92. Richard I and Philip II Truce with Saladin allows access to Jerusalem. Fourth. 1202-4. French and Flemish nobles conquer, sack Constantinople, form Latin Empire. Childrens. 1212. Stephen of Cloyes led 30,000 unarmed French youths. Nicholas of Cologne led 20,000 German. All died or enslaved. Fifth. 1218-21. John of Brienne in Egypt. Sixth. 1228-29. Frederick II crowned king of Jerusalem. Seventh. 1248-54. St Louis of France captured by Egypt and ransomed. Eighth. 1270. St Louis dies of plague. Ninth. 1271-2. Prince Edward of England.
Deacon. Christian cleric. Lowest rank of Episcopal Holy Orders. Protestant lay official.
Decius. c201-251. Roman Emperor 249-. First systematic persecution of Christians.