Bible
The five books that Moses Wrote refer to
What is the Torah?
This saint founded a form of organized communal monasticism and established a system of monasteries in Egypt.
Who is St. Pachomius the Great?
This council in 325 AD condemned Arius and produced the foundation of the Nicene Creed.
What is the First Council of Nicaea?
What does the word Eucharist mean?
What is Thanksgiving
The Coptic calendar begins its New Year with this feast, traditionally celebrated on September 11.
What is Nayrouz
God made four major covenants throughout the Old Testament. Name the four people/groups with whom He made them.
Noah, Abraham, the people of Israel through Moses, and David
This Egyptian saint traveled with the Theban Legion to what is now Switzerland, where she devoted her life to prayer, service, and spreading Christianity.
Who is St. Verena?
This 451 AD council is central to understanding why the Coptic Church is classified as Oriental Orthodox rather than Eastern Orthodox.
What is the Council of Chalcedon?
Abouna holds a napkin to his head in the shape of a triangle to represent this
What is the seal of the tomb of Christ
This Alexandrian presbyter became infamous for teaching that the Son had a beginning, summarized by the phrase, “There was a time when the Son was not.” His teaching sparked the controversy that led to the Council of Nicaea.
Who is Arius?
his prophet was fed by ravens during a famine and later confronted the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel.
Who is Elijah
This Alexandrian bishop was a young deacon when he attended the Council of Nicaea and later became the 20th Pope of Alexandria.
Who is St. Athanasius the Apostolic?
At the Council of Ephesus in 431, this Alexandrian pope presided and defended calling the Virgin Mary Theotokos, meaning “God-bearer.”
Who is St. Cyril of Alexandria?
Abouna adds 5 spoons of incense representing who and what?
The five acceptable sacrifices of Abel, Noah, Abraham, Aaron, and Zachariah
This early Christian text, whose name means “Teaching,” gives instructions on prayer, fasting, baptism, the Eucharist, and Christian living.
What is the Didache
This woman hid two Israelite spies under stalks of flax on the roof of her house and later became an ancestor of King David.
Who is Rehab
This Roman soldier pierced the side of Christ with a spear at the Crucifixion. After witnessing the events surrounding Christ's death, he became a believer and was eventually martyred.
Who is St. Longinus?
The Coptic Orthodox Church's Christological formula emphasizes that Christ is fully God and fully man, united without division or separation. What traditional phrase is commonly used to describe this mystery?
“One Nature of God the Incarnate Logos.”
What is the part called where The Holy Spirit descends on the bread and the wine
What is Epiclesis
According to Tradition, Who is the author for Letter to Diognetus
who is UNKNOWN!
This king was struck with leprosy after attempting to burn incense in the Temple, a duty reserved for the priests.
Who is King Uzziah
This bishop of Smyrna was a disciple of St. John the Beloved and was later martyred by being burned at the stake after refusing to deny Christ.
Who is St. Polycarp of Smyrna?
The Coptic Orthodox Church rejects this accusation from Chalcedon, maintaining that Christ is fully God and fully man, united without confusion, change, division, or separation. What heresy does the Coptic Church explicitly say it rejects?
Eutychianism/Monophysitism
In the early Church, this service of psalms, Scripture readings, teaching, and communal prayer could be celebrated separately from the Eucharistic service, which later became incorporated in Liturgy as "Liturgy of the Word"
What is Synaxis or what is a gathering/meeting
This bishop of Antioch wrote seven famous letters while being transported to Rome to be martyred. In one of them, he strongly emphasized the unity of the Church around the bishop and the Eucharist.
Who is St. Ignatius of Antioch?