A Christian Empire
Which Roman emperor legalized the Christian faith in the Roman Empire?
Constantine
The Arian crisis takes its name from a priest
Arius
The most influential bishop defending orthodox Christianity during the Arian heresy was
Saint Athanasius
When the Eternal Word of God became man while remaining truly God
The mystery of the Incarnation
Constantine was not baptized as a Christian until when?
until his death
What is the name of the creed we often recite at Mass?
Nicene Creed
Saint Athanasius sometimes had to seek refuge with the monks in?
Egyptian desert
Athanasius’ reasoning was that _______ consists of becoming like God.
salvation
_______ is the first two letters of the word “Christ” in Greek.
Chi-Rho
What is an ecumenical council?
a gathering of all the bishops of the world in which they exercise their authority as successors to the Apostles.
After Athanasius’ death, the Church’s second ecumenical council was held at?
Constantinople
Transgression is also known as?
Original Sin
What does the word "orthodox" mean?
right belief
At the Council of Nicaea, the assembled bishops and representatives of the pope in Rome declared Arius as
a heretic
His teaching also helped people appreciate the significance of the Church’s belief in?
The Blessed Trinity
God became man to take on his death so we can?
become cleansed of sin