ETERNITY
The conception of eternity in the Fathers is influenced not only by the philosophical formation especially Platonic of some of them, but primarily by the biblical concept. In pre-Socratic …
Category: Historical
EASTER HOMILIES
The Easter homilies of the Fathers occupy a place of special importance in the ancient corpus of homilies for two reasons: 1 After the week-long celebration of the Lord’s …
DEDICATION of CHURCHES
I. Roman ritual – II. Gallican ritual – III. RomanoGermanic ritual – IV. Eastern rites. The dedication of churches dedicatio, consecratio ecclesiae cannot be explained without apologetic and theological …
CYRIL of Alexandria
Cyrrhus’s refutations of his anathemata with Against the Eastern Bishops and the Letter to Euoptius. While in prison after the council, he wrote the Explanation of the 12 Anathemata …
CURSUS PUBLICUS
The Romans were great builders of roads, which initially had a military purpose but then became an essential tool for the government of the empire, the movement of people …
CROWN
I. Symbology and terminology – II. Iconography. I. Symbology and terminology. The oldest Jewish literature speaks of the crown, initially probably in connection with the feast of tabernacles as …