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Jerome (/ dʒ ə ˈ r oʊ m /; Latin: Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus; Greek: Εὐσέβιος Σωφρόνιος Ἱερώνυμος; c. 342–347 – 30 September 420), also known as Jerome of Stridon, was an early Christian priest, confessor, theologian, translator, and historian; he is commonly known as Saint Jerome.
Jan 1, 1991 · Ullman also emphasizes that, in sanctioning the decrees of the Council in July 381, Theodosius “did not even mention Rome.”[Ibid., 9.] We are asked to accept that “the government made crystal clear that Rome and its church were to be relegated to an inferior place. Rome was to sink to a historical site.” [Ibid., 10.] This is quite ...
Christianity in the 4th century was dominated in its early stage by Constantine the Great and the First Council of Nicaea of 325, which was the beginning of the period of the First seven Ecumenical Councils (325–787), and in its late stage by the Edict of Thessalonica of 380, which made Nicene Christianity the state church of the Roman Empire .
The polytheistic religion of Egypt, with its major deities Ra (the sun), Ptah, Amun, and Osiris, dominates Egypt. Despite several periods in which Egypt is controlled by outsiders (Hyksos 1700 ...
Feb 6, 2015 · The Catholic Church teaches infallibly, “ extra ecclesiam nulla salus ,” or, “outside the Church there is no salvation.”. But as with all dogmas of the Faith, this has to be qualified and understood properly. The Catechism of the Catholic Church lays out the truth of the matter succinctly in paragraphs 846-848, but I would recommend ...
The Catholic Church in Japan is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the pope in Rome. As of 2021, there were approximately 431,100 Catholics in Japan (0.34% of the total population), 6,200 of whom are clerics, religious and seminarians. [1] Japan has 15 dioceses, including three metropolitan archdioceses ...
Europe and North America. The Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls ( Italian: Basilica Papale di San Paolo fuori le Mura) is one of Rome 's four major papal basilicas, [a] along with the basilicas of Saint John in the Lateran, Saint Peter's, and Saint Mary Major, as well as one of the Seven Pilgrim Churches of Rome .
