The Early Church
40 days
On that day St. Peter stood up and gave a sermon and how many people were baptized?
3000
Who were the first group to persecute the apostles. They were especially angry because the apostles preached about the resurrection of Jesus Christ, since they did not believe in the resurrection of the dead.
The Sadducees
Who was one of the seven deacons who went down to the city of Samaria and preached the Lord Jesus Christ to them.
St. Philip
Who founded the church of Alexandria?
St. Mark
The disciples’ previous preparation for service - lasted for almost how many years before they received the Holy Spirit?
Around 3 years
The ______ _________ is the period in which the Apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ lived and preached the Christian faith.
Apostolic Age
When did this persecution begin?
After St. Peter healed a man who had been paralyzed for forty years at the Temple.
Who led St. Philip to the desert?
The Holy Spirit
Which church was the mother Church of all Christian churches during the Apostolic Age
The Church of Jerusalem
What does Pentecost mean?
Fiftieth
The Apostolic Age accounts for approximately how many years?
70 years
The apostles continued performing miracles, which led to their _________
Imprisonment
St. Philip was led by the Holy Spirit to the desert where he preached and baptized ________
The Ethiopian Eunuch
Churches whose leaders can trace their ordination back to the apostles are called _______
Apostolic Churches
Pentecost refers to the festival celebrated on the fiftieth day after Passover, also known as ______
The "Feast of Weeks" and the "Feast of 50 days"
From the foundation of the Church on the day of Pentecost on ______ to the departure of St. John the Apostle,______
30 AD, 100 AD
They continued daily ________ about Jesus in the Temple and in homes
Preaching and teaching
When was the conversion of Saul of Tarsus to St. Paul?
Around 37 AD
Through this continuous__________, bishops, priests, and deacons have been ordained from the apostles until the present day.
Laying on of hands
What is the name of the Jewish Historian
Josephus
The Church grew very quickly through the power of the Holy Spirit. Who played a leading role in the early church
St. Peter
Although persecution caused suffering, it also helped _______ Christianity.
Spread
Approximately how many miles did St. Paul travel throughout all his missionary journeys.
10,000 miles
Name the 4 Early Apostolic Churches
Church of Jerusalem
Church of Antioch
Church of Rome
Church of Alexandria