schism
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| a formal division in a church or religious body over a disagreement about beliefs |
icon
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| a picture or a statue of a religious figure, usually painted on wood, usually painted with melted gold |
liturgy
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| a way of praying at a public service or the written form of these services |
patriarch
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| 1. the male head of a family or tribe 2. a bishop of high rank in the Eastern Orthodox Church |
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| Publicity photograph for the 1950's television show Father Knows Best. |
public works
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| public buildings built and paid for by the government examples... hospitals, bridges, roads, public schools |
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| The Golden Gate Bridge under construction in 1937, when an era of huge public works projects was under way. |
Byzantine Empire
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| After the fall of the Roman Empire, the eastern half lived on for another 1,000 years as the Byzantine Empire. |
Constantinople
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| The capital city of the Byzantine Empire. Today it is known as Istanbul, the capital city of Turkey. |
Eastern Orthodox Church
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| Following the Great Schism, this church broke away from the Catholic Church and became the official church of the Byzantine Empire. |
Justinian I and Theodora
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| Justinian I was one of the greatest emperors of the Byzantine Empire. Theodora was his beautiful and intelligent wife. |
