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Ecclesiology

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83 claims in this doctrine
Ecclesiology
Ambrose imposes public penance on Emperor Theodosius for the Thessalonian massacre before readmitting him to Communion
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Ecclesiology
Wealth kept while others starve is effectively stolen from the poor
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Ecclesiology
Salvation is transformation into the divine nature, not merely forgiveness of sins
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Ecclesiology
Councils called by emperors do not thereby receive their authority from the emperor
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Ecclesiology
Relics of martyrs deserve reverence and their tombs are places of holy presence
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Ecclesiology
Apostolic succession requires both physical continuity of ordination and continuity of apostolic doctrine
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Ecclesiology
Christians fast on Wednesdays and Fridays, not on the days the hypocrites fast
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Ecclesiology
The Lord’s Prayer is to be prayed three times each day
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Ecclesiology
The sign of the cross is used by Christians in all the ordinary actions of daily life
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Ecclesiology
The martyrs’ blood is seed — persecution multiplies rather than destroys the Church
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Patristic Texts Addressing Ecclesiology

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c. AD 96 Intermediate
Clement of Rome
The First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians
The earliest post-apostolic document asserting Roman pastoral authority — c. AD 96. 12 key chapters with annotations.
54 chapters on Ecclesiology
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c. AD 107 Intermediate
Ignatius of Antioch
Ignatius of Antioch — Letter to the Smyrnaeans
Contains the first use of Catholic Church in Christian literature, the clearest early statement on the Real Presence, and the most concentrated early treatment of episcopal authority — written en route to martyrdom, c. AD 107.
10 chapters on Ecclesiology
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c. AD 350 Intermediate
Cyril of Jerusalem
Cyril of Jerusalem — Mystagogical Catecheses
Five post-baptismal lectures delivered at the Holy Sepulchre c. AD 350 — the most systematic early treatment of the sacraments, including the clearest patristic account of Real Presence and the Epiclesis.
0 chapters on Ecclesiology
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c. AD 50–120 Introductory
Anonymous (Apostolic)
The Didache (Teaching of the Twelve Apostles)
The oldest surviving Christian catechism outside the New Testament — containing the earliest extra-biblical instructions for Baptism, the Eucharist, fasting, and church order. c. AD 50–120.
6 chapters on Ecclesiology
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