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Persecution and Triumph — Study Aids
Saints and Heroes #2
Persecution and Triumph covers three
centuries of Persecution under Rome, the Triumph of the Church over paganism,
and the lives of early Martyrs, Popes, Apologists, and Christian Emperors.
[100 to 350 A.D.]
These pages summarize much of the material needed to study for the Persecution and Triumph review questions. Most are derived from Leading Events in Church History, saint dictionaries, and other public domain sources.
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| Roman Persecutions — Overview |
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| Roman Martyrs and Confessors |
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| Virgins and Holy Women |
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| Early Heresies and Attacks on the Faith |
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| Early Church Fathers (to 300 A.D.) |
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| The Church Under Christian Emperors |
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Printable Homework Questions |
The following histories from Seton and TAN books are popular with Catholic students but other Church histories cover most essentials topics. Reading assignments that correspond to Persecution and Triumph are given below.
Church History by Fr. John Laux (TAN books)
This church history is written for a college prep high school audience
and assumes a basic knowledge of European history. Starting at the dawn of
the Roman Empire and proceeding in to the 20th century, Fr. Laux presents
the story of the Church is a masterful and readable manner appealing to
older students as well as adults. The period of interest for the
Persecution and Triumph unit, corresponds to 'Section I, First Period'
from the Persecution of the Christians to the Age of Constantine.
Reading Assignment: Section I, First Period, pp 48-91
(8) The Age of Martyrs, pp 48-82, (9) Early Christian Life and Worship, pp 83-91,
(Section II-1) Constantine and his Sons, pp 92-96.
Witness to the Faith by Seton Press
This introductory church history is written at an eighth grade level so it is
accessible and covers most of the main topics of Christian history.
Chapters relating to the period 100-350 A.D., including
the ten Persecutions of Christians, Early Heresies, Church Fathers and Apologists,
and the Age of Constantine are as follows:
Reading Assignment: Chapters 2-3, pp 19-49
(2) Church Persecuted by the Romans, (3) Victory of the Church over Pagan Rome
The saint biographies and Catholic histories listed below are in the public domain.
CLICK ON COVER IMAGE to download an EPUB to your tablet or smart phone.
CLICK ON TITLE to read online (internet required).
Church History—Vol I : Christian Antiquity by Sisters of Notre Dame
First of a five volume history of the Church, this book covers the period from the founding
of the Church at Pentecost to the fall of the Roman Empire. During that time the church underwent
horrific persecutions, but nevertheless spread over the whole Roman Empire and produced thousands
of worthy saints. The account of the earliest years of the church, including the lives of the
church fathers, early heresies, and early martyrs is truly fascinating.
This list of videos includes several episodes from Ryan Reeve's Historical Theology for Everyone Youtube page. This page includes dozens of short (5 to 30 minute) videos covering many aspects of Christian history, targeted for high school or general audiences.
- Early Christian Persecution (33 minutes)
- Constantine the Great (33 minutes)