Saints & Their Stories
He was the founder of monasticism and is known as the father of monks.
Who is St. Anthony the Great?
The priest washes his hands before the offertory prayer. This action symbolizes what?
To imitate the actions of Pontius Pilate when he washed his hands before sentencing Jesus to death.
This feast celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ and is observed on January 7th in the Coptic Church.
What is Christmas/The Nativity?
The dogma stating that Jesus is fully divine and fully human.
What is the Hypostatic Union?
This heresy denied the divinity of Christ and was condemned at Nicaea.
What is Arianism?
This Coptic saint was known for taming a lion, living in solitude in the desert, and is often depicted with long hair covering her body.
Who is St. Mary of Egypt?
The preist waves the shoria (censer) in all four directions during the Gospel reading. This represents the preaching of the Gospel to where?
What is the four corners of the world?
This central feast in the Coptic Church celebrates Christ’s victory over death and the promise of eternal life.
What is Resurrection/Pascha?
The belief in one nature of the Incarnate Word.
What is Miaphysitism?
This council affirmed the divinity of the Holy Spirit.
What is the Council of Constantinople?
He was Patriarch during the Council of Nicaea and famously slapped Arius.
Who is St. Athanasius the Apostolic?
The priest breaks the Lamb slightly during the Fraction but does not separate it completely. This shows what about Christ’s nature?
What is His body was broken but His divinity was never separated?
How many major feasts of the Lord are there in the Coptic Orthodox Church?
What is 7?
What term, meaning 'God-bearer' in Greek, was used by the Church to affirm the divine nature of Christ from the moment of His conception?
What is Theotokos
This heresy claimed there were two persons in Christ—one divine and one human.
What is Nestorianism?
He was a soldier, martyr, and is known as the "Prince of Martyrs" in Egypt.
Who is St. George?
When the priest elevates the Body and says “The Holies for the holy,” it signifies what about the communicants?
What is that only those who are spiritually prepared should receive communion?
This feast celebrates the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan.
What is Theophany/Epiphany?
The belief that Christ's divinity was never separated from His humanity, even during death.
What is the Unity of Nature in Christ?
This council, held in 451 AD, was rejected by the Coptic Church.
What is the Council of Chalcedon?
This saint is known for helping travelers and is depicted carrying Christ as a child.
Who is St. Christopher?
The priest mixes a small amount of water with wine in the chalice. This act recalls what dual nature or moment in Christ’s life
What is the union of His divinity and humanity / blood and water from His side?
This fast commemorates the 40 days Jesus spent fasting in the desert.
What is the Great Lent?
The belief that the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father only, not from the Son.
What is Filioque rejection?
This 4th-century ecumenical council addressed the Arian controversy and resulted in a foundational statement of Christian faith
What is the First Council of Nicaea?