CHURCH COUNCILS
The Roman Emperor who called the Council of Nicaea.
Who is Emperor Constantine the Great?
The patron saint of lost things
Who is Anba Wanas?
He was inside the belly of a great fish for three days.
Who is Jonah the Prophet?
The author of the Book of Revelation.
Who is St. John the Beloved?
The feast of the Coptic New Year.
What is the Feat of Nayrouz?
He defended the Orthodox faith against the Arian heresy during the Council of Nicaea.
Who is St. Athanasius the Apostolic?
She disguised herself as a man to become a monk and lived with her father.
Who is St. Marina the Monk?
The three patriarchs of the Old Testament.
Who are Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob?
A man named Simon prophesied about her that a sowrd will pierce through her own soul.
Who is Saint Mary?
The feast when the Church commemorates the departure of St. Mary and the assumption of her body into heaven.
What is the feast of Saint Mary?
This heresy claimed that St. Mary should not be called the Mother of God.
What is the Nestorian heresy?
Her sons were martyred in front of her before her own martyrdom.
Who is St. Dolaghi the Mother?
She was falsely accused of committing adultery by two Jewish elders.
Who is Susanna?
Satan's three temptations of Jesus Christ.
What are turning stones into bread, jumping from the Temple, and worshipping Satan in exchange for the kingdoms of the world?
The Feast of the Cross celebrated on the 17th of Tout commemorates this event.
What is the consecration of the church built by Queen Helena in honor of the Holy Cross?
This heresy denied the full divinity of the Holy Spirit, teaching that the Holy Spirit was a created being rather than God.
What is the heresy of Macedonius?
soldiers tried to move his body using two camels, but the camels refused to move, showing that he was meant to remain in this place.
Who is St. Mina the Wonderworker?
The high priest was the only person permitted to enter this most sacred place in the Tabernacle.
What is the Holy of Holies?
St. Paul saw Jesus Christ and was blinded on his way to this city.
What is Damascus?
This is one of the Seven Major Feasts of the Coptic Church. Although it occurs during Great Lent, we celebrate it without breaking the fast.
What is the Feast of the Annunciation?
The three written foundations of our faith that were established through the teachings of the Councils of Nicaea, Constantinople, and Ephesus.
What is:
1. The Creed up to “His Kingdom shall have no end.”
2. The section beginning with “Yes, we believe in the Holy Spirit.”
3. The introduction to the Creed beginning with “We glorify you, O Mother of the True Light”?
Two lions helped bury him after he had lived as a hermit in the desert for many years.
Who is Saint Paul the First Hermit?
He had a vision of a valley filled with dry bones.
Who is Ezekiel the Prophet?
He was chosen to replace Judas Iscariot as one of the Twelve Apostles.
Who is Saint Matthias?
At this event, Jesus appeared in His glory before Peter, James, and John and spoke with Moses and Elijah. A voice from heaven declared, “This is My beloved Son.”
What is the Feast of the Transfiguration?