Challenges face the Church in both the Western and Eastern halves of the Empire. The Vandals invade North Africa and lay siege to Augustine’s city of Hippo. Nestorius becomes bishop of Constantinople.
Links:
Portrait of Nestorius by Romeyn de Hooghe
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#437 – A History of the Catholic Church – The Oncoming Storm
While the Trinitarian Controversy focused on the relationship of the Son of God to the Father, the growing Christological Controversy will focus on the relationship of the Son of God to humanity. The rise of the Apollinarian Heresy brings with it the next major threat to Christian unity. In the West, Ambrose becomes bishop of Milan and Valentinian goes to his heavenly reward. In the East, Basil continues to struggle against Valens.
Links:
Fr. Seraphim’s Amazon Wish List for Christmas
Coin showing Valentinian and Valens from the Classical Numismatic Group, Inc
Writings of Apollinaris of Laodicea
Joseph T. Lienhard, “Two Friends of Athanasius: Marcellus of Ancrya and Apollinaris of Laodicea”, Zeitschrift für Antikes Christentum 10, no. 1: 56-66.
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#368 – A History of the Catholic Church – Divided Empire/Divided Church
After the death of Julian, we look at the brief reign of Jovian as well as important expressions of Christian culture at this time. The poetry of Faltonia Betitia Proba shows how Christians were able to use the styles of pagan authors such as Virgil to express Christian teaching. The Dogmatic Sarcophagus and the Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus show developments in the Christian representation of Jesus Christ and the Trinity.
Links:
Image of Faltonia Betitia Proba
On the Vetus Latina or Old Latin Bible
Selections from the poetry of Faltonia Betitia Proba – begins on page 170.
Writings of Apollinaris the Elder and Younger – Christus Patiens and the Psalms in Hexameter – both in Greek
Images of the Dogmatic Sarcophagus
Smarthistory video on the Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus
Wikipedia has several images of the Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus
Example of the adventus image of Marcus Aurelius
The Traditio Legis image
Images of Jesus and Christians as Sheep on Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus
The Projecta Casket with dedication to live in Christ along with images of Venus
The Hinton St. Mary Mosaic with image of Christ and of Bellerophon slaying the Chimerea
Cătălina Mărmureanu, Gianina Cernescu, Laura Lixandru, Early Christian Women Writiers: The Interesting Lives and Works of Faltonia Betitia Proba and Athenais-Eudocia, Bucharest 2008.
Sigrid Schottenius, “Typology and the Cento of Proba”, Quarderni Urbinati di Cultura Classica, Vol. 95, No. 2, (2010), pp. 43-51.
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#360 – A History of the Catholic Church – Depicting the Power of Christ
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