Indian Orthodox Saints
In the church
Holy Fathers
Holy Week
Councils and Faith
100

The Indian Orthodox Church recognizes this many saints.

What is 3?

100

There are this many Thubdens.

What is six?
100

There are this many Holy Hierarchs.

What is three?

100

This is the day Jesus was crucified on the cross?

When is Good or Great Friday?

100

There are this many ecumenical councils recognized by our church.

What is three?

200

He is the first declared saint of the Indian Orthodox Church.

Who is Geevarghese Mar Gregorios of Parumala or Parumala Thirumeni?

200

They pray on the red carpet with us during service.

Who is the departed?

200

This is where, in our service, we remember the Holy Hierarchs by name.

What is the Thubdens?

200

We celebrate Jesus raising his friend from the dead on this day.

What is Lazarus Saturday?

200

This is where the apostles met when they disagreed on what the Church should believe in.

Where is Jerusalem?
300

This is the language that was translated to Malayalam so people in Kerala could understand the orthodox prayers.

Syriac

300

This is where the priest places the bread for Holy Qurbana.

What is the paten?

300

This Holy Hierarch wrote the liturgy we use in the Church today.

Who is St. John Chrysostom?

300

This is what Jesus rode into Jerusalem on during Palm Sunday.

What is a donkey?

300

This prayer was written during the ecumenical councils.

What is the Nicene Creed?

400

This thirumeni grew up in the country called Iraq.

Who is St. Yeldo Mar Baselios?

400

This is where the priest places the wine for Holy Qurbana.

What is the chalice?

400

This was St. John Chysostom's nickname.

What is Golden Mouth?

400

During Holy Week, we remember Jesus's Last Supper with the Disciples and this Jewish holiday on Thursday.

What is Passover?

400

This is the council where it was decided that Jesus is God and the Son of God.

What is the Council of Nicea?

500
He is the saint who translated all the Syriac prayers to Malayalam for the common people.

Who is St. Geevarghese Mar Dionysius Vattasseril?

500

This is how we remember Jesus breaking bread and sharing wine with the disciples on Passover in Church.

What is Holy Qurbana?

500

These are three Holy Hierarchs.

Who are St. John Chrysostom, St. Basil the Great, and St. Gregory the Theologian?

500
This is where Jesus preached to the departed on Holy Saturday.

Where is Hades or Shiloh?

500

This council decided that the Holy Spirit is God and is always with God and Jesus.

What is the Council of Constantinople?

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