Dates in Church History
History and Vocabulary
Vessels and Vestments
Parts of the Church
Saints
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A majority of scholars claim that Jesus died around this year
What is 33 A.D.?
100
A person who suffers death because of his or her beliefs
What is a martyr?
100
Color of the priest's vestments (such as the chasuble or the stole) during Ordinary Time
What is green?
100
The Eucharistic Sacrifice is offered here
Where is the Altar?
100
Father of western monasticism?
Who is St. Benedict?
200
The birthday of the Catholic Church
What is Pentecost?
200
Holy Wars fought by Christians to gain back the Holy Land from the Muslims
What are the Crusades?
200
The cup that holds the Precious Blood
What is the chalice?
200
The Blessed Sacrament is reserved here
Where is the Tabernacle?
200
Government official who opposed Henry VIII
Who is St. Thomas More?
300
The year Pope Francis was called by God and elected Pope
What is 2013?
300
The council which declared that Jesus was fully divine
What is the Council of Nicaea
300
Vessel normally kept in the Tabernacle that holds the consecrated hosts
What is the ciborium?
300
The vestments and sacred vessels are normally kept here
Where is the sacristy?
300
Martyr whose eyes were gouged out
Who is St. Lucy?
400
The year of the Great Schism (the split of the Eastern and Western Churches) due to disputes over papal authority
What is 1054?
400
The council that proclaimed that early Christians didn't need to follow all Jewish laws
What is the Council of Jerusalem?
400
White linen cloth used to wipe the chalice
What is a purificator?
400
The primary function performed at the ambo
What is proclaiming the Word of God?
400
Translated the Bible into Latin
Who is St. Jerome?
500
The year of the Protestant Reformation
What is 1517?
500
A formal law that made Christianity an accepted religion and allowed for complete religious tolerance in the Roman Empire
What is the Edict of Milan?
500
Headgear worn by a bishop
What is a miter (or mitre)?
500
The Holy Chrism, the Oil of the Catechumens, and the Oil of the Sick are normally kept here
Where is the Ambry?
500
Joseph Hoffman's Confirmation saint
Who is St. Joseph, Husband of Mary?
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