St Athanasius
Who taught St. Athanasus?
Who is Pope Alexanderous
Who was Arius?
Arius was a priest in the church
What does the term 3 in 1 & 1 in 3.
God the father, God the Son & God the Holy Spirit are one God
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one God is God the father, God the Son & God the Holy Spirit
Why was St. Athanasius so brave?
He saw so many martyrs die for the faith.
Who defended Pope Athanasius?
Bishop Arsanious
What rank in the church was St. Athanasius when he went to the council?
Deacon
He taught his beliefs though songs of poems.
What does it Mean when we say 3 distinct persons of God.
It means that the Father, Son and Holy Spirt have roles. However they are one God and they are equal. Each one of them is fully God.
Who became the pope after Pope Alexandurus and Why?
Pope Athanasius became the pope becasue Pope Alexandurus died and the people wanted him.
Why was St. Athanasius exiled?
Because Arius spread a rumor that he was stoping the green ship from Alexandria to Constantinople.
What was the name of the council and what year was it in?
Council of Nicaea in 235 AD
St. Athansius, he was a the only deacon in the council
Why is saying God was created a heresy?
God is the creator and he is the begining. Nothing is more powerful then our ONE God. Therefore he could not be made.
Who was the first bishop of Eithopia?
Bishop Salama
What did the arians threaten Bishop Arsanious with?
They said Arius would come back to the church in 7 days
Who was the pope and king present in the council and who was saying the heresy
(3 Answers)
Pope: Pope Alexadrus
King: King Constantine
Heresy: Arius
What did Arius believe?
He believed that the Father, Son and Holy Spirit were not equal & that God the Son was created and He was not God
True or False. The Son is not equal to the Father, & Holy Spirit.
False
The king wanted to bring back Arius to the church but Pope Athanasius refused
What happend to Arius at the end of the story
He died a brutal death.
Why did the king allow for a council to occur? Did the king think he was qualified to fight the heresy?
To keep peace in the empire and to resolve the heresy! He wanted his kingdom to have one faith. He did not think he could fight the heresy.
How did St. Athanasius answer Arius?
He told him that God The Father, God the Son & God the Holy Spirit existed before all things. God is the begining and the end. Jesus was Not Created and Jesus was fully God and fully Human.
True or False. The Father, Son and Holy spirt can be split into parts. God is three parts.
False
When Arius didn't get what he wanted what rumor did he spread?
Hint; It was about St. Athanasius and a Bishop
He spread rumors about him about saying that Pope Athanasius was doing black magic under Bishop Arsanious and he killed him.
Why did Pope Athanasius come back from France?
King Constantine on his death bed ordered that St. Athanasius come back