Christian, Byzantine, Islam:
Jesus as the Good Shepherd-
-Fourth century, painted ceiling catacomb of saints pietro and marcellino, Rome, Italy
Mosaic of mausoleum of Galla Placidia, Ravenna, Italy
Arius of Alexandria held that Jesus was the most perfect of men but not of one substance with
the father, he was excommunicated, followers were known as heretics
Justinian was the emperor of the East
Art=divinity of Christ ex: central plan church
Sermon on the Mount
-only meant for Jesus’ disciples
-an idealistic moral theory
-world was thought to end soon, was an interim morality (Schweitzer)
-A communist, social program
-Martin Luther-Christ fulfilled sermon, we don’t
-St. Augustine, prayer for grace of Holy Spirit
Council of Nicaea-the foundations of the Christian church were established here
-Most controversial issues were a) nature of the godhead b) trinity
-convened by Constantine in 325
-nicene creed was created
Constantine-edict of Milan, successor to Diocletian, legalized christianity in 313, council of
Nicaea
Edict of Milan (when?; what was it?)-in 313, declared Christianity as a legal religion
-Constantine saw a sign in the sun of a victory, held onto apollo
-the politics of Constantine’s conversion-christianity was gaining momentum, he wanted to
unite East and West
Ravenna-Western seat of the Roman Empire, Honorius founded it,
Ravenna Emperors order- Honorius, Odoacer, Justinian, Constantine
Constantinople-constantine moved his court to Byzantium, later renamed Constantinople
Church of Sant’ Apollinare Nuovo-honored Apollinaris patron saint of Ravenna, 493-526
-mosaic Good Shepherd Separating the Sheep from the Goats 520
-Last Supper mosaic 520
