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Ecclesiology

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83 claims in this doctrine
Ecclesiology
Prayer should be directed towards the east as an image of the rising sun and the resurrection
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Ecclesiology
God became man so that man might become divine — the exchange at the heart of the Incarnation
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Ecclesiology
The emperor has no authority over the Church in matters of doctrine
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Ecclesiology
John Chrysostom condemns the wealthy who feast while the poor starve outside the church doors
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Ecclesiology
God does not predetermine the wicked to damnation — they condemn themselves by their own choices
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Ecclesiology
Basil of Caesarea defines the Holy Spirit as co-equal with Father and Son in worship and glory
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Ecclesiology
Basil founded the first organised complex of hospitals and charitable institutions outside Caesarea
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Ecclesiology
God is one substance in three persons — the Trinity
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Ecclesiology
Deacons serve the bishop and presbyters in the hierarchical order of the Church
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Ecclesiology
Christ and the Church are as one person — head and body together
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Patristic Texts Addressing Ecclesiology

These texts from the Fideograph library contain annotated passages directly bearing on this doctrine. Each passage is tagged so you can filter to the relevant chapters immediately.

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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