story that used events from daily life to express spiritual ideas

early Christian leader who helped set up churches and spread the message of Jesus

Christian Holy Person

to mistreat a person because of his or her beliefs

person willing to die rather than give up his or her beliefs

organization with different levels of authority

official church teaching

”good news”; one of the four accounts of Jesus’ life, teachings and resurrection

the bishop of Rome, later the head of the Roman Catholic Church

Christian religious image or picture

person who opposes the use of icons in Byzantine churches, saying that icons encouraged the worship of idols