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When were the angels created? What kind of fruit did Adam eat from in Paradise? What will the signs of the Antichrist be?
The most celebrated collection of its kind in the Middle Ages, the Questions and Answers to Antiochus the Duke leave no stone unturned. They are now made available in English for the very first time.
Also included in this edition is a translation of the Teachings to Antiochus the Duke, an adaptation of the Shepherd of Hermas for medieval monastics.
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Highly recommend this upcoming catechism series touching on the theology of the Church expressed through the mosaics of Ravenna. Synchronous and pre-recorded options available. There is also a course on the theology of St. Athanasius:
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100% of the proceeds go towards the student scholarship fund of the Saint John of Damascus Orthodox Initiative.
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A friend of mine is currently teaching in Ireland and he just sent me this picture of the ruins of St. Declan’s monastery in County Waterford. Carved into the walls are depictions of Adam and Eve, the Judgement of Solomon, and the Adoration of the Magi.
The oldest churches all had curtains (see the Rotunda of Galerius below). Synesius of Cyrene mentions the "mystic veil" of the altar in his 67th Epistle. The idea that the laity is entitled to see the holy of holies is antithetical to the spirit of ancient Christianity.
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We can fairly accurately plot the spread of Christianity in Roman Egypt by looking at the prevalence of Christian names in a database of over 300,000!! personal names preserved in papyri and ostraca.
"The evidence suggests that an extra 10% was added to the prevalence of Christians in the population every 20 years. They were already a sizeable minority of 20 to 30% when Constantine converted in 313. When Theodosius proclaimed Christianity as the official state religion in 380, probably already more than two-thirds of the newborns came from Christian families. Around 450, to take the Council of Chalcedon as a symbolic date, probably not many pagans were left in Egypt."
Did the Council of Elvira preach iconoclasm? 🧵
The Council of Elvira was held in the year 303 in Spain. Since the early 20th century, its canon 36 has been used as evidence that the early church was aniconic. But is this really the case?
Augustine also recognized the positive use of icons. In a sermon given before the martyrium of Saint Stephen, he exclaims:
"Such a lovely picture this is, where you can see Saint Stephen being stoned, can see Saul keeping the coats of those doing the stoning!" (Sermon 316.5)
