Church Fathers are so called because of their leadership in the early Church, especially in these three areas when dealing with the Catholic doctrines.
What are protecting, presenting, and developing?
100
This creed forms the mainstream definition of Christianity for most Christians
What is Nicene Creed?
100
Heresy is a belief or opinion contrary to these religions.
What is Christian?
100
This council made the Nicene Creed.
What is Nicea Council?
100
This type of council considers matters of church-wide importance, like holy days, the adoption of creeds, and specific heresies.
What is ecumenical?
200
He was the first person to translate the Bible from Greek to Latin.
Who is St. Jerome?
200
This council affirmed the Holy Spirit's consubstantiality with the God the Father and God the Son.
What is The First Council of Constantinople?
200
The Nicea Council fought against this heresy.
What is Arianism?
200
This creed can be used interchangeably with the Nicene Creed after the homily in mass on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation.
What is Apostles' Creed?
200
Throughout the Middle Ages this Pope was also known as “the Father of Christian Worship."
Who is St. Gregory the Great?
300
His mother, St. Monica, prayed that her son would return to the faith after leading an adulterous life. He eventually returned to the faith. He also became Bishop of Hippo.
Who is St. Augustine of Hippo?
300
This ecumenical council agreed that Jesus is truly God.
What is Nicea Council?
300
This church council condemned the Macedonius heresy.
What is The First Council of Constantinople?
300
The Nicene Creed is used during this part of Mass in the Roman Catholic Church.
What is the profession of faith?
300
The Nicea Council started in this year.
What is 325?
400
He is one of the four Doctors of the Latin Church. He brought order to the Middle Ages and may have been responsible for revision to the Gregorian chant.
Who is St. Gregory the Great?
400
The Chalcedon Council made a creed that describes the "fully ____ and fully ____" of Jesus.
What is humanity and divinity?
400
This heresy said that Jesus had only a divine nature not separate human and divine natures.
What is Monophysitism?
400
This word means "of the same substance or essence." It is used in the Nicene Creed in reference to the fact that Jesus is made of the same substance as God the Father.
What is consubstantial?
400
This Church Father is the patron saint of brewers, because of his conversion from a life of partying and sinfulness.
Who is St. Augustine of Hippo?
500
He helped fight against Arianism. He was Bishop of Milan. His most famous convert St. Augustine of Hippo.
Who is St. Ambrose?
500
The Council of Ephesus declared the dogma of the Divine Maternity Dogma of the Blessed Virgin Mary about this.
What is the Mother of God?
500
When the Council of Ephesus declared that Jesus has two natures, Divine and human, but is one person, it condemned and deposed of this heresy.
What is Nestorius?
500
The Nicene Creed set to music is also called this.
What is a credo?
500
The Nicea Council determined the time of this Christian holiday.