The Franks. The Frankish leader at the time, Clovis, was convinced by his wife, Clotilda, to convert to Christianity. By becoming the first of the Barbarian tribes to accept Christianity, Clovis led the Franks to defend the Christian Church in the West.
Latin
The western church became known as the Roman Catholic Church after the Great Schism of 1054. This schism divided Christianity into two branches: the Western Church, led by the Pope in Rome, and the Eastern Church, known as the Orthodox Church, headed by the Patriarchs of Constantinople.
The roman catholic church.
Germanic political traditions, as far as medieval times, usually stressed loyalty to Church (Roman Catholic Church) and the state. Germanic political traditions, as far as medieval times, usually stressed loyalty to Church (Roman Catholic Church) and the state.
1.classical heritage of Rome 2. the beliefs of the roman catholic church 3. the customs of various Germanic tribes
1.classical heritage of Rome 2. the beliefs of the roman catholic church 3. the customs of various Germanic tribes
It was only the western part of the Roman Empire which fell under the weight of the invasions by the Germanic peoples. The eastern part of the Roman Empire was not affected by these invasions and continued to exist for nearly another 1,000 years. Historians have coined the term Byzantine Empire to indicate the eastern part of the Roman Empire after the fall of the western part. In the Late Empire, Christianity developed two main churches; the Latin or Western Church and the Greek or Eastern Church. Later the former came to be called Catholic Church and the latter Orthodox Church. In the west the Catholic Church was interested in preserving their versions of Christianity, rather than the traditions of the Roman Empire, which had became deat letter.
Defender of the Faith is one of Queen Elizabeth's titles, which means she will protect the British religious system and church.
Christian. Church of England. His grandmother is the 'Defender of the Faith'.
Becket was ordained and consecrated as Archbishop of Canterbury (and therefore head of the Church in England) on 3 June 1162. The Pope was overall head of the Church in western Europe, including England.
The main break in the Western Church was between the Catholics and the Protestants.
Marsilius of Padua wrote "Defender of the Peace" in the 14th century. The book argues for a separation of church and state and promotes the idea of a secular government.