Links:
Photo of mosaic of Justinian I by Petar Milošević
Map of Europe in 526
Litle Hagia Sophia/Sergius and Bacchus
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The Code of Justinian
Map of Samaria
Justinian’s law on the Jews
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#496 – A History of the Catholic Church – Justinian’s Code
Saint Benedict of Nursia and his Rule set out to establish a monastic charism of moderation for beginners that would become the model of monastic spirituality throughout the West. We also look at the importance of monastic penance and child oblates.
Links:
Icon of Saint Benedict
Map of important sites connected to Benedict
Rule of Saint Benedict
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#495 – A History of the Catholic Church – The Rule of Benedict
Conflicts over Augustine’s theology of prevenient grace and predestination arise in Gaul as Caesarius of Arles defends himself against suggestions of heresy at the Council of Orange. Pope Boniface II tries and fails to name his successor. A pope changes his name.
Links:
Photo of relic of Caesarius of Arles by Cangadoba
Canons of the Council of Orange
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#494 – A History of the Catholic Church – The Council of Orange
After a survey of the Christian/Jewish relationship in the former Roman Empire and in the Byzantine Empire, we look at the status of Christians outside the Byzantine Empire. We end with a look at how Pope Felix IV tried to avoid a crisis over his succession, yet accomplished that very thing.
Links:
Mosaic of Mosaic of Pope Felix IV
Map showing locations of Armenia, Iberia Caucasian Albania,and Lazica
Map of Kingdom of Aksum
Aaron Butts – “Simeon of Beth Arsham, Letter on Bar Ṣawmā and the heresy of the Nestorians”
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#493 – A History of the Catholic Church – Choosing a Successor
In the late 5th/early 6th century, there were significant developments in monastic spirituality. In the West, the appearance of the Rule of the Master. In the East, the homilies of Jacob of Serug. Bishops tried to exert control over monastics, monastics worked to keep themselves autonomous. The laity also experienced new expressions of spirituality – the establishment of minor rogations in Gaul and more elaborate liturgies.
Links:
Icon of Jacob of Serug
Eugippius, Severinus and the Construction of a Monastic Ideal
The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity – website about historical devotion to various saints
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#492 – A History of the Catholic Church – The Rule of the Master
A growing Church and political instability mean new responsibilities for the clergy – especially the bishops. Not even the Church of Rome remains unaffected.
Links:
Icon of Caesarius of Arles
Map of the territory of the various Patriarchs
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#491 – A History of the Catholic Church – Episcopal Responsibilities
The Church in the late 5th/early 6th centuries continues to struggle with the right relationship to the pagan culture of the Greek/Roman Empire – what must be rejected as false, what should be preserved as true, what can be authentically Christianized.
Links:
Image of Murano Diptych
Poetry:
Paulinus of Pella – Eucharisticon
Music:
Boethius on Music
Art:
Murano Diptych
Image of Milan Five-Part Diptych
On the Milan Five-Part Diptych
Menas Flask also here to get a sense of how common these were.
Architecture:
Basilica of Sant’Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna
Image of Saint Agnes
The Arian Baptistry of Ravenna
Mosaics of Orthodox/Baptistry of Neon in Ravenna
On the two baptistries
Chapel of Saint Andrew in Ravenna
San Stefano Rotondo
Image of how it looked in 5th century
Inside San Stefano Rotundo
Church of Saint Polyeuktos
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#490 – A History of the Catholic Church – Complexities of Christian Art
In this episode, we look at the Easter Tables of Dionysius Exiguus, the beginnings of the Anno Domini dating system, historical Chronicles and the Liber Pontificalis – all seeking to present God as Lord of time and history.
Links:
Image of Ravenna Paschal/Easter Calendar by Apatak.
The Collectio Dionysiana – Dionysius’ work on canon law
Dionysius Exiguus’ Easter Table and see here
Gustav Teres “Time Computations and Dionysius Exiguus”
Immo Warntjes “The argumenta of Dionysius Exiguus and their early recensions”
Richard W. Burgess – “Hydatius: A Late Roman Chronicler”
Michael Kulikowski – “The History and Origins of the Latin Chronicle Tradition”
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#489 – A History of the Catholic Church – Anno Domini
As the Church of Rome and the Emperor Justin move to restore ties with the end of the Acacian Schism, tensions between King Theodoric of Italy and the Byzantine Empire increase leading to the imprisonment and death of both the Roman Senator Boethius and Pope John I. In the East, the Monophysites face the challenges of Julian of Halicarnassus and the Apthhartodocetae.
Links:
Painting of Farewell of Consul Boethius to his family by Jean-Victor Schnetz.
Map of the lands of the Arian kingdoms in 526
History of Philosophy without any gaps episode on Boethius
Pope Benedict XVI on Boethius
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#488 – A History of the Catholic Church – The Death of Boethius
The Scythian Monks hoped to end the conflict between the Chalcedonians and Monophysites. But their endorsement of Theopaschatism – that one of the Trinity/Jesus Christ was crucified in the flesh caused concern in both the East and the West – as the debates between Cyril and Nestorius and between Augustine and Pelagius continued to challenge the Christian Church.
Links:
Painting of Fulgentius of Ruspe.
Matthew Joseph Pereira – Reception, Interpretation and Doctrine in the Sixth Century: John Maxentius and the Scythian Monks
Matthew Joseph Pereira – From Augustine to the Scythian Monks: Social Memory and the Doctrine of Predestination
Map of Diocese of Thrace showing Scythia Minor
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#487 – A History of the Catholic Church – The Scythian Monks
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