St. Mena
St. Anthony the Great
St. George
Pope Kyrillos VI
St. Mark the Apostle
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St. Mena (Mar Mina) Feast Day
1 Hatur
8 Hatur
9 Hatur
15 Hatur
15 Hatur -Nov 24
200
St Anthony Feast Day
1 Toba
2 Toba
22 Toba
33 Toba
22 Toba -January 30
200
What feast day do we celebrate for St. George?
1 Baramouda
2 Baramouda
3 Baramouda
23 Baramouda
23 Baramouda
(usually May 1st)
200
Pope Kyrillos VI Feast
1 Amshir
2 Amshir
30 Amshir
50 Amshir
30 Amshir, March 9
200
St Mark Feast Day?
5 Baramouda
-30 Baramouda
30 Baramouda
30 Baramouda, usually May 8.
300
His [...] were discovered miraculously, leading to a great pilgrimage center at Mariout (near Alexandria).
relics
300
Explain the Staff, Hood, and Paper
The hood (monastic cowl): shows he’s a monk/hermit -the “Father of Monasticism.” The dark hood = renouncing the world and living in prayer.
The staff (often T-shaped/Cross Shaped): symbol of an abba/elder. It shows spiritual authority and also his life as a desert shepherd of monks.
The paper/scroll: stands for his teachings and sayings (the “Sayings of the Desert Fathers”) and also that his life was written and passed on to the Church -he was a teacher and not just a hermit.
300
How did St. George show his faith in Christ?
Refusing to deny Christ even when the emperor ordered it -enduring cruel tortures without giving up, and by confessing Jesus openly in front of rulers
300
What event happened while he was pope in the church of St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church in Zeitoun, Egypt.
April 2nd, 1968
the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared
300
**DOUBLE POINTS**
What are the symbols for the other 3 gospel writing apostles?
Matthew, Luke, John
Matthew = Man
Mark = Lion
Luke = Ox
John = Eagle
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**DOUBLE POINTS**
Why are there two camels next St. Mena
After St. Mena was martyred, his body was put on a camel to be taken for burial.
On the way, the camel stopped miraculously in the Western Desert (near Lake Mariout) and wouldn’t move.
They tried another camel, and the same thing happened — it stopped in the same spot.
The people understood this as God showing “this is where he should be buried.”
Later, that place became a huge pilgrimage site (the city of St. Mena).
400
St. Anthony was an [ethnicity] and born in 251 AD
Egyptian
400
He suffered under [Roman Emperor] for refusing to deny Christ.
a. Diocletian
b. Julius Ceasar
c. Brutus
d. Marcus Aurelius
a. Diocletian
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Pope Kyrillos VI was cannonized in what year?
a. 1983
b. 1993
c. 2003
d. 2013
c. 2003
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Which city today still honors St. Mark as its first patriarch?
Alexandria
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St. Mena was an [ethnicity] soldier during the time of Emperor Diocletian
Egyptian
500
St. Anthony lived as a hermit in the Egyptian desert and became the “Father of [...]”
Monasticism, Monks
500
He is usually depicted riding a [animal], slaying a [...]
Horse, dragon/demon
500
Pope Kyrillos VI was pope from [year-year]
a. 1999-2020
b. 1959-1971
c. 1859-1871
d. 1659-1671
b. 1959-1971
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Why is St. Mark always depicted with a lion?
- Mark’s Gospel opens with “the voice of one crying in the wilderness” (John the Baptist)
- Church Fathers likened to a lion’s roar in the desert (Mark 1:3)
- Lion symbolizes Mark’s shorter, direct, powerful Gospel and his proclamation in the “wilderness.”