History Of Christianity In The Middle Ages
Christianity in the Middle Ages covers the history of Christianity from the fall of the Western Roman Empire (). The end of the period is variously defined. Depending on the context, events such as the fall of Constantinople, conquest of Constantinople by the Ottoman Empire in 1453, Christopher Columbus's first voyage to the Americas in 1492, or the Reformation, Protestant Reformation in 1517 are sometimes used.Davies ''Europe'' pp. 291–293 In Christianity's ancient Pentarchy, five patriarchies held special eminence: the episcopal see, sees of Holy See, Rome, Patriarch of Constantinople, Constantinople, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Patriarch of Antioch, Antioch, and Patriarch of Alexandria, Alexandria. The prestige of most of these sees depended in part on their Apostolic Age, apostolic founders, or in the case of Byzantium/Constantinople, that it was the new seat of the continuing Eastern Roman Empire, Eastern Roman, or Byzantine Empire. These bishops co ...
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