American Catholicism
Church Terms
Saints
The Early Church
Images of the Church
100
Patroness of the Americas
Who is Our Lady of Guadalupe?
100
Statement of the Church's beliefs issued at the 1st ecumenical council
What is the Nicene Creed?
100
Founder of the Jesuits
Who is St. Ignatius Loyola?
100
The birthday of the Church; 33 AD
What is Pentecost?
100
Image which shows that each member of the Church is valuable, unique, and that members rely on one another
What is the Body of Christ?
200
4th bishop of Philadelphia; Bohemian immigrant; pressed for more Catholic schools
Who is St. John Neumann?
200
Form of government in which religious leaders are the secular leaders as well
What is a theocracy?
200
Archbishop of Milan; reformer of Trent
Who is St. Charles Borromeo?
200
Converted on the road to Damascus; participated in the Council of Jerusalem
Who is St. Paul?
200
Image which has its roots in the Hebrew scriptures
What is the People of God?
300
1st bishop in the United States; bishop of Baltimore
Who is John Carroll?
300
The teaching office/authority of the Church
What is the Magisterium?
300
Government official who opposed Henry VIII
Who is St. Thomas More?
300
1st pope whose name means "rock"
Who is Peter?
300
Image which shows that the Church has organized structures and roles to carry out its ministries
What is Institution?
400
Soldiers from Spain who mistreated the Native Americans
What are the conquistadors?
400
An official teaching of the Church
What is doctrine?
400
Father of western monasticism?
Who is St. Benedict?
400
Term which means "having been sent"
What is apostolic?
400
Image which can be seen when the Gospel is proclaimed by spoken word, in Christian lives, and when missionaries preach the Good News
What is Herald?
500
Anti-catholic, anti-immigrant organization that burned down churches and Catholic institutions
Who are the "Know nothings"?
500
The study of the Church
What is ecclesiology?
500
Translated the Bible into Latin
Who is St. Jerome?
500
Term which means "good news"
What is gospel?
500
The Model and Mother of the Church
Who is Mary?
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