Set apart, quiet, prayerful, live alone or in quiet community
100
Due to his upbringing, how did St. Benedict view the father of a family?
respected leader of the family
100
Who were the primary missionaries during the centuries that followed the fall of the Roman Empire?
monks
100
What is the Church in the West called?
Roman Catholic Church
100
By the year ______________, all of Europe was at least nominally Christian.
1300
200
The word "monk" is from the Latin word for "________"
"alone"
200
Benedict moved to Rome to study. Why did he leave?
disgusted with the compromising culture
200
Define "evangelization"
the proclamation of Christ and His Gospel by word and the testimony of life, in fulfillment of Christ's command
200
Define Schism
refusal of submission to the Supreme Pontiff (pope)
split
200
What year was Charlemagne crowned emperor?
800
300
What do men and women promise when they take a vow of celibacy?
To never be married or have children
300
Why did the monks of Vicovaro try to murder Benedict?
They were not disciplined enough and did not like his rules
300
Why did Clovis convert to Christianity?
won a great victory against his enemy and attributed it to God's intervention
300
What is the Church in the East called?
Eastern Orthodox Church
300
Why did the Roman Empire fall?
Grew to large, could not defend long boarders, Germanic tribes invaded
400
Why did monks merge as the new heroes of the Faith/Christian martyrs after Christianity was legalized in the Roman Empire?
gave life for Christ in a radical way
400
St. Benedict is the patron saint of _________________.
Europe
400
Which saint do the Irish regard as the apostle of their nation?
St. Patrick
400
What cultural tension existed between the East and West that contributed to the Schism?
Eastern Christians thought that Western Christians were ignorant barbarians
400
What is the motto of Benedictines?
"ora et labora"
OR
"prayer and work"
500
Name one key member of the early monastic movement and give a detail about why he was significant
Anthony of Egypt -- went into the desert alone for years and then emerged as a great spiritual master
OR
Pachomius -- founded an ascetic community in the desert which gave birth to community monasticism
500
What did St. Benedict do to rid his mind of lustful thoughts about a woman?
Threw himself into a thorn bush
500
Why did life for Christians become difficult in Spain only a century after the country's conversion?
Muslims invaded and took control of Spain
500
What political AND dogmatic tensions existed between the East and West that contributed to the Schism of 1054?
Political -- pope crowned Charlemagne emperor though there was already an emperor in the East
Dogmatic -- the western Church added a phrase to the Creed without consulting the East
500
In order to establish political security against the Lombards, Clovis and King Stephen II formed an alliance. What did each party gain from this alliance?
Clovis -- recognized by pope as the rightful king
Pope -- protection; Papal States