Events
Jesus goes up bodily into heaven.
What is, the ascension?
A preacher in Alexandria that taught that the Son is a creature.
Who is Arius?
The deacon martyred in Acts 7.
Who is Stephen?
The Passion, Death, Resurrection, and Ascension of Christ.
What is the Paschal Mystery?
The 2 main sources for our knowledge of the Apostolic Period.
Acts of the Apostles, Writings of St. Paul
He was left alone, after his parents' death, with one quite young sister.
Anthony of Egypt
The Turks and Arabs have attacked them and have conquered...they have occupied more and more of the lands.
Urban II
These wars were fought between European Christians and Middle Eastern Muslims.
What are the crusades?
The persecutor of the Church who converts and becomes a great missionary.
Who is Saul of Tarsus/St. Paul?
The King of the Franks who united Western Europe.
Who is Charlemagne?
Our three major themes of the Medieval Period.
What are the establishment of Christian Nations, the development of the hospital system, and the crusades?
What is palliative?
He started also many public works to adorn and benefit his kingdom, and brought several of them to completion.
Charlemagne, Life of Charlemagne
After receiving the title of Emperor, he realized that the laws of his people were defective...and he decided to add what was missing, sort out the discrepancies, and correct what was wrong.
Charlemagne, Life of Charlemagne
The major theological debate/controversy during the apostolic period.
What is whether gentiles need to become Jews to follow Jesus?
The governor of Pontus and Bithynia.
Who is Pliny?
A young woman who kept a journal of her experience in prison in Carthage.
Who is Perpetua?
Our three major themes of the patristic period.
What are persecution, the development of doctrine, and the development of monastic life?
What is a port city?
Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?"
Acts of the Apostles, the disciples
For a few days afterwards I gave thanks to the Lord that I was separated from my father, and I was comforted by his absence.
Perpetua
The major theological debate/controversy during the patristic period.
What is the Trinitarian controversy?
Descends at Pentecost.
Who is the Holy Spirit?
The preacher who emphasized the violence being committed against Christians.
Who is Urban II?
Who are babies, orphans and foundlings, travelers and pilgrims, the sick, the poor, and the elderly?
Pentecost is a reversal of this Old Testament event.
What is the Tower of Babel?
Emperor Trajan
Almighty God is greater than the infidels' concept of him!
Usama ibn Munqidh
The council called to settle the question of gentile inclusion in the Church.
What is the council of Jerusalem?
Sees a great sheet descending from heaven with unclean animals.
Who is Peter?
Takes Judas's place in the 12.
Who is Matthias?
Anthony of Egypt sells all of his belongings because he hears these scripture passages.
What are, "Sell what you have and give to the poor" and "Have no anxiety about tomorrow"?
The complete dedication of one's life to the Lord, short of death.
What is white martyrdom?
"Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?"
Acts of the Apostles, Jesus
"Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the son of man standing at the right hand of God"
Acts of the Apostles, Stephen
Peter does this immediately after receiving the spirit at Pentecost.
What is preaches?
A gentile whom Peter baptizes.
Who is Cornelius?
The emperors that legalize Christianity in the Roman Empire.
Who are Constantine and Licinius?
The four aspects of the Christian life from Acts 2:42
What are the teachings of the apostles, the fellowship/the community, the breaking of the bread, and the prayers?
The phrase used to describe the passing down of authority from Jesus to the disciples to modern popes and bishops.
What is apostolic succession?
It has pleased us to remove all conditions whatsoever, which were in the rescripts formerly given to you officially, concerning the Christians, and now any one of these who wishes to observe Christian religion may do so freely and openly without molestation.
Edict of Milan
An anonymous document was published containing the names of many persons.
Pliny