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Mar 8, 2023 · Justinian would have various church leaders travel through his empire to bring Christianity among pagan groups. Most notable was John the Bishop of Ephesus, known to have brought over 70,000 pagans to Christianity in Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey).
Justinian is thus Christ’s vice-regent on earth, and his army is actually the army of Christ as signified by the Chi-Rho on the shield. Who’s in front? Closer examination of the Justinian mosaic reveals an ambiguity in the positioning of the figures of Justinian and the Bishop Maximianus.
Oct 17, 2024 · Justinian believed that, as emperor, God had given him divine authority over the church as well as the state. He took an active interest in matters of church politics because he cared about faithful teaching in his empire.
Jan 25, 2018 · The legends of Justinian's coins read: “Jesus Christ, King of those who rule” on the obverse and “Lord Justinian, the servant of Christ” on the reverse, which showed the emperor holding a cross.
- Mark Cartwright
examine Justinian's attitude toward religion, toward individual religious groups, toward the Church, and toward the theological problem of Christology, which produced in the fifth and sixth centuries the first major and lasting schism in Christendom. I shall briefly discuss two outstanding issues of Justinian's reign: I.
Nov 14, 2016 · In today’s commemoration of Emperor Justinian, our reading from A Year in the Old Testament highlights the humble ambitions of this ancient Christian ruler as he served as God’s appointed instrument.
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May 10, 2021 · The Council voted to claim that Christ was of the identical essence of God, present at creation, and manifest (incarnated) on earth in Jesus of Nazareth. Until Christ returned, the now Christian emperor stands in for Christ, and so carries the identical power of God on earth as he rules.
