Phase Two: Church and Sacraments During the Dark Ages

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Phase TwoChurch and SacramentsDuring the Dark
Ages

• Group Members
• Kevin Salcido
• Juan Fernandez
• Henry Morales
• Jonathan Ishii

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The Fall of theRoman Empire in the West

• Emperor Constantine Made Christianity legal, in
  Rome.
• In the Year 330, he moved to the Roman Empires
  headquarters eastward from Rome to the city of
  Constantinople.
• When the succeeding emperor died in 395, The
  Roman Empire was split in two, never again to be
  reunited.
• IN conclusion to this, there was chaos, and
  problems with the Church, and Religion.

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Saint Augustine

• He became bishop of the North African city of
  Hippo in 395.
• Saint Augustine taught that the sacrament of
  Baptism confers a new character on that person.

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ST. AUGUSTINE

• He had a broad view of Sacraments.
• To him, sacraments included not only rituals
  such as baptism but also the sign of the cross,
  The Lords Prayer, oil used for anointing.
• He believed that almost anything could be a
  sacrament, or a sign of God, because of all
  creation was a reflection of God.

• He also believed that many things could be
  sacraments.
• He also believed that some sacraments were more
  important than others.
• It would be more than 800 years before the
  church, guided by the Spirit, limited its use of
  the word SACRAMENT to the 7 officials rituals
  celebrated by Catholic Christians today.

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Sacramental Practice in the Dark Ages

• Sacramental practice changed, largely because of
  the social and cultural confusion of the Dark
  Ages.
• For Example
• Confirmation became separated from Baptism.
• Public penance was replaced by private
  confession.
• Anointing of the sick became Anointing of the
  Dying.
• Marriage came to be seen as a sacramental rite.

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Sacramental Practice in the Dark Ages

• By the year 1000, social political stability
  began to return to Europe, the world of the Roman
  Church.
• Once again this centered on the studying the
  Christian faith.
• This was the time for looking at the meaning of
  Sacramental symbols and rituals.