Spiritual Church History
A series of Monastic and Architectural Reforms, including the introduction of stained glass and golden altar vessels, is known as?
The Clunaic Reforms
Which Pope reigned for the shortest period of time?
What Saint is often called the "Second Founder of Monte Cassino"?
St. Petronax of Monte Cassino
What was the largest abbey church in the world?
Cluny
What was the Preceding name to the Papal States?
The Patrimony of Saint Peter
What were the English Benedictine Reforms?
Who was the last pope (before John Paul I) to take a unique name?
Pope Lando
What Couple ruled the Holy Roman Empire and were Canonized 53 years apart?
St. Henry II (1147) and St. Cunigunde of Luxembourg (1200)
What was the name of the Roman Senate after it was turned into a church?
Sant'Adriano al Foro
What year was the Constitutiones Sanctæ Matris Ecclesiæ, or the constitution of the Papal States/Vatican City, first adopted?
1357
What 15th Century Ecclesiastical Council took place in 3 cities over 14 years?
The Council of Basel-Ferrara-Florence
Which Pope was the first to not use his birth name?
Pope John II
His real name was Mercurius
What Saint spent 40 years of their life advocating for the feast of Corpus Christi
St. Juliana of Liège
What is the oldest Catholic Cathedral in the world?
The Cathedral of Saint Dominus in Split, Croatia
What were the names of all of the enclaves of the Papal States?
The County of Venaissin, The Canton of Valréas, Pontecorvo, Benevento
What Ecclesiastical Council temporarily reunited the Catholic and Orthodox Churches?
The Second Council of Lyon
Who was the first Pope to have a coat of arms?
Pope Celestine III
In the 9th century Book of Armagh, 2 saints were described as the "pillars of the Irish People". Who were they?
St. Patrick and St. Brigid of Kildare
What is the National Church of the USA in Rome?
San Patrizio a Villa Ludovisi (current)
Santa Susanna alle Terme di Diocleziano (former)
What was the last warship in the Papal Navy?
The Immacolata Concezione or the Immaculate Conception
What Ecclesiastical Council allowed war to take place only on Mondays to Wednesdays during the Summer and Fall?
The First Lateran Council
What Pope was the first elected who was born after the Papal States left the Holy Roman Empire?
Pope Alexander IV (Yes, this is one of the only things he is remembered for)
What Rhaetian Saint has a miracle of a refilling wine casket?
Saint Othmar / Audomar (depending on spelling)
What is the smallest (Regularly used) Catholic Church in the world?
Llandaff Oratory in South Africa
What was the first expansion of papal rule?
The Donation of Sutri in 728