Emperors & Popes
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Acts
Developing Church
100

Which Emperor blamed the great fire of 64 AD (Rome) on the upstart community of Christians?

Nero

100

When and where was the first ecumenical council held?

Nicaea 325

100

Which African saint is credited with founding eremitic (hermit style) monasticism?

St. Anthony of Egypt (d. 354)

100

What happens to Jesus in Acts 1?

he 'ascends' to heaven

100

What are the three (3) components of the Deposit of Faith?

Sacred Scripture,

Sacred Tradition, 

the Magisterium

200

Which emperor targeted members of the Church using a 'ritual sacrifice' test and a 'little booklet (aka libellus)?

Decius (249-251)

200

Where and when was the fourth ecumenical council called?

Chalcedon 451

200

Which saint is credited with founding Western Christian monasticism in the late 5th or early 6th century?

St. Benedict of Nursia

200

In Acts 5, how did Ananias and Sapphira violate their commitment to the early Jesus-movement community?

they sold their property but kept some of the money from the sale instead of giving it all to the Apostles

200

What term means “right teaching"?

This is officially accepted as the authoritative (Christian) teaching

orthodox

300

Which emperor attempted to wipe out Christians as a whole by burning sacred texts, confiscating sacred vessels, and killing bishops? 

Diocletian (284-305)

300

Who called the Council of Nicaea (the first ecumenical council)?

Emperor Constantine

300

Who founded the Oblate Sisters of Providence in Baltimore in 1829, as the first Catholic community for women of color in the United States?

Venerable Mother Mary Elizabeth Lange OSP

300

In Acts 9, Saul is confronted on his journey to Damascus. He hears the voice of __ saying __.

Jesus

"Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?"

300

What is a belief or opinion contrary to the orthodox (Christian) doctrine? 

HINT: this only applies to those Baptized and in obstinate denial of a central truth of the Christian faith

heresy

400

Which emperor protected Christian worship (and their non-participation in Roman religion) legal in the Roman Empire through the Edict of Milan in 313?

Constantine

400

Who called the fourth ecumenical council?

Pope Leo I

400

Who is credited with bringing the Christian faith to Ethiopia in the fourth century?

St. Frumentius (d. 383)

400

In Acts 1, the Apostles chose _ as Judas's successor based on _ .

Matthias

luck/chance (not merit)

400

What is the term derived from the Greek root terms for "dwelling alone"? 

This is the mode of life pertaining to persons living in seclusion from the world, under religious vows and subject to a fixed rule, as monks or nuns; originally lived in eremitic (hermit) style, later expanded into cenobitic (community) style

monasticism

500

During the reign of which emperor was St. Ignatius of Antioch (bishop and martyr) killed?

Trajan (98-117)

500

Where was the second ecumenical council held?

Council of Constantinople (381)


500

Who founded the Sisters of the Holy Family in New Orleans, LA in 1842 for the purpose of nursing the sick, caring for the poor, and instructing the ignorant?

Venerable Henriette DeLille SSF

500

In Acts 8, the Apostle __ baptizes a royal official from __.

Philip

Ethiopia

500

What is a ‘worldwide’ assembly of all Catholic bishops, including the pope called in response to a pressing issue or concern for faith and morals? 


HINT: the Catholic Church recognizes 21 of these

ecumenical council

600

The pope is a bishop, specifically, the bishop of Rome. According to Tradition, the Pope is the successor of which Apostle, specifically?

Peter

"...the rock on which I build my Church" (Mt. 16:18)

600

Where was the third ecumenical council held?

Council of Ephesus (431 AD)

600

Which saint said the following lines before willfully accepting his execution during the reign of Trajan:

“I am the wheat of God, and am ground by the teeth of the wild beasts, that I may be found the pure bread of God.”   

"If you remain silent about me, I shall become a word of God. But if you allow yourselves to be swayed by the love in which you hold my flesh, I shall again be no more than a human voice."

St. Ignatius of Antioch (d.107)

600

In Acts 10, what does Peter see and hear in his trance?

SEE: non-kosher animals

HEAR: a voice (presumably of God) instructing him to kill and eat these non-kosher animals

600

What were the four (4) criteria for including a text in the Catholic canon of Scripture?

-Apostolic

-Community Acceptance

-Liturgical Use

-Internal Consistency 

700

How many African popes have led the Catholic Church?

3

St. Victor I (186-197)

St. Miltiades (311-314)

St. Gelasius I (492-496)

700

What is term for the orthodox Christian doctrine regarding how Jesus is both human and divine? 

This holds that Jesus is one person with two complete, in-tact natures (one human + one divine)

hypostatic union

700

Which saint is famous for writing his famous First Apology (explanation of Christian faith and liturgy) to Emperor Antoninus Pius, in which he provides a detailed account of the Mass, which reflects exactly how the Mass is still celebrated today (2023)?

[Hint: this saint called Christianity the "true philosophy"]

St. Justin martyr (d.165)

700

What were the three (3) defining marks of the first 'communal life' (aka the proto-church)?

1. the teachings of the apostles

2. the breaking of the bread and the prayers

3. they would sell their property and possessions and divide them among all according to each one’s need.

700
The successors to the Apostles are known as _.

The institutional church also relies on ordained presbyters or elders known as _, and ordained servers (of widows and orphans) known as _.

bishops;

priests;

deacons