Arles, The Synods of

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• The Synods of Arles —     The Synods of Arles     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Synods of Arles     The first Council of Arles was held in 314, for the purpose of putting an end to the Donatist controversy. It confirmed the findings of the Council of Rome (313), i.e.… …   Catholic encyclopedia

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• Arles, Council of — ▪ Christian history       (AD 314), the first representative meeting of Christian bishops in the Western Roman Empire. It was convened at Arles in southern Gaul in August 314 by Emperor Constantine I, primarily to deal with the problem of the… …   Universalium

• The Anglo-Saxon Church —     The Anglo Saxon Church     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Anglo Saxon Church     I. ANGLO SAXON OCCUPATION OF BRITAIN     The word Anglo Saxon is used as a collective name for those Teutonic settlers the foundation stock of the English race… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• The Pope —     The Pope     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Pope     (Ecclesiastical Latin papa from Greek papas, a variant of pappas father, in classical Latin pappas Juvenal, Satires 6:633).     The title pope, once used with far greater latitude (see below …   Catholic encyclopedia

• The Theatre —     The Theatre     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Theatre     Considering the tone of what is preserved to us of the works of the Greek tragedians and even of the comedies of Plautus and Terence, it seems at first difficult to understand the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Ancient Diocese of Arles — The former cathedral of St. Trophime, in Arles. The former French Catholic Archbishopric of Arles had its episcopal see in the city of Arles, in southern France. The Archbishopric of Arles was suppressed, and incorporated into the Archdiocese of… …   Wikipedia

• State church of the Roman Empire — Bust of Emperor Constantine at the Capitoline Museums. Constantine established imperial involvement in the Church. The state church of the Roman Empire was a Christian institution organized within the Roman Empire during the …   Wikipedia

• Christianity in the 4th century — See also: Christianity in the 3rd century and Christianity in the 5th century Christianity in the 4th century was dominated by Constantine the Great, and the First Council of Nicea of 325, which was the beginning of the period of the First… …   Wikipedia