A Christian Europe

A Christian Europe

By Sammy Noethen

Many issues arose like the controversial use of icons, the authority of the pope​, Byzantine's emperor's refusal to help defend Rome, and the relationship between the Church and government.

​Issues

The eastern part of the Roman Empire was known as the Byzantine Empire or the Eastern Orthodox Church. The church was christian and worked with the Byzantine government.​

The Byzantine Empire​

Two Christian Churches​

The most serious issue that arose was the Pope's authority. The pope believed that he was in charge of all churches. Many Byzantines thought it was unfair and that the patriarch of Constantinople and other Byzantine bishops had just as much power as the pope.​

​Issues

​In the late A.D 700s, a foreign army invaded Italy. The pope turned to the Byzantine emperor and asked for help. He refused, so the pope asked the Germanic people for help. Thankfully, they did and sucessfully defended Rome. The pope crowned Charlemange, which only angered the Byzantines more.

Emperor Charlemange​

Two Christian Churches​

Two missionaries, Cyril and Methodius, from Byzantine​ traveled to Eastern Europe to spread christianity to the Slavs. Even though the Slavs spoke a different language, Cyril invented a new alphabet to translate the Bible into Slavic.

​Cyril and Methodius

​Monks and nuns played a big role during the A.D. 300s. They studied and prayed in their religious communities, ran schools and hospitals in towns and villages, helped

the poor, and

more.​

Monks and Nuns​

The Spread of Christianity​

After the Romans left Britain, Germanic tribes invaded from present-day Germany and Denmark. These tribes were called the Angles and Saxons. Eventually, the became known as the Anglo-Saxons. They lived in Angleland which is now known as England.

​Anglo-Saxons

​In A.D. 597, about 40 monks traveled from Rome to Britain. They wanted to bring Christianity to the Anglo-Saxons in britain. Within 100 years, they finally succeeded their mission.​

The Spread of Christianity​

Missionaries​

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