Bible Characters
Which apostle was blinded on the road to Damascus?
Saul / St Paul
Jesus restored the severed ear of this man during His arrest.
Malchus
This event marks the birth of the Church.
Pentecost
This parable tells of seeds falling on different types of soil.
Parable of the Sower
This Gospel emphasizes Jesus’ kingship and fulfillment of prophecy.
Gospel of Matthew
Esther
In this miracle, Jesus paid the temple tax using a coin found in a fish’s mouth.
the miracle of the coin in the fish
The Nicene Creed was formulated to counter this early heresy.
Arianism
In this parable, a rich man ignores a poor man at his gate.
The Rich Man and Lazarus
The Book of Tobit teaches the value of almsgiving, prayer, and the intercession of this archangel.
Raphael
Isaiah
Jesus’ final public miracle before His Passion was raising this man from the dead.
Lazarus
This 19th-century ecumenical council defined papal infallibility.
First Vatican Council
This parable shows the importance of being prepared for Christ’s return.
Parable of the Ten Virgins
This book contains the story of a woman who converts to Judaism and becomes David’s ancestor.
Ruth
St Simon
Jesus healed ten of these, but only one returned to thank him
lepers
This schism in 1054 formally separated the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches.
The Great Schism
This parable ends with a great feast where the poor and outcast are invited.
Great Banquet
This prophetic book describes the vision of dry bones coming to life.
Ezekiel
This woman, an ancestor of Jesus, hid Israelite spies in Jericho.
Rahab
At this village, Jesus raised a widow’s only son.
Nain
This pope crowned Charlemagne as Holy Roman Emperor in 800 AD.
Pope Leo III
This parable warns against pride through a Pharisee and a tax collector at prayer.
the Pharisee and the Publican
This letter of St. Paul describes Christ as the “image of the invisible God.”
Colossians