St Athanasius
What religion was he born?
Pagan
What religion was he born into?
Pagan
What was his position?
Student, monk then bishop
Where did he go to visit the monasteries
Egypt
How many years was St basil in the monastery
6
When did he get baptized?
After his father died
What did he do when the woman went to him and demanded him to pay her for a sin he had committed with her?
He gave her the money she asked for
Was he a martyr ?
No, he was the only disciple who did not die a martyr
What was he ordained as ?
Metropolitan
What was the name of the council
The council of ephesus
What did he write for our church?
The creed
What did the people do when they couldn’t find him to ordain him as a bishop?
they prayed the prayer of ordination over him as if he was there
What did he do after the death and ascension of our lord?
He went from region to region preaching the holy gospel and converting people to the faith
What did he defend?
The Coptic orthodox faith
What did st Cyril do during the council?
Defended the orthodox faith
Why do we say the creed?
It lays out our faith and how Christ saved us from our sins
Why do we call him the wonderworker?
Because He performed many miracles giving him the title the wonder-worker
What did he ask his disciples to do when it was time for him to leave the world
he asked them to dig a pit for him where he departed
What did the emperor valens want to do to St Basil and what happened when he tried to do it?
he wanted to exile him but everytime he tried to sign the order his pen broke
What did Nestorius create and why?
he created a heresy against the Orthodox Church and was preaching that Christ is God and human acting together
He was ordained as the …. Pope
20th
Recall one miracle
Healed the sick
The 2 brothers who fought over the lake
Commanded a hill to move while building a church to make room at the place of the foundation
Name something only St John got to do at the last supper
He sat next to Christ at the last supper and leaned on his shoulder
What did he write?
The liturgy of St Basil
What is St Cyril known as ?
The pillar of faith