Literature
The blind Greek poet traditionally credited with writing The Iliad and The Odyssey.
Homer
The Greek philosopher sentenced to death for “corrupting the youth” of Athens.
Socrates
This Renaissance artist painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
Michelangelo
The Latin phrase meaning “Light of the world,” used by Christ in John’s Gospel.
Lux Mundi
The traditional, monophonic chant of the Roman Catholic Church.
Gregorian Chant
This Roman epic poet wrote The Aeneid, which connects Rome’s founding to the Trojan War.
Virgil
Plato’s famous work describing an ideal city ruled by philosopher-kings.
The Republic
This painting depicts Christ revealing His Sacred Heart and was popularized by the Jesuits.
The Sacred Heart of Jesus
The Latin motto meaning “Always the same,” often associated with tradition.
Semper Idem
This Latin hymn is traditionally sung at Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.
Tantum Ergo
This medieval Italian poet authored The Divine Comedy, guided by Virgil through Hell and Purgatory.
Dante Alighieri
Aristotle defined this as the ultimate end or goal of human life, often translated as “happiness” or “flourishing.”
Eudaimonia
This art style, common in medieval churches, uses gold backgrounds and flattened figures to convey heavenly reality.
Iconography
This Latin phrase means “through the ages,” often used in Church documents.
Per Saecula
This Renaissance composer is known for sacred polyphony and the Pope Marcellus Mass.
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
This tragic flaw leads characters like Oedipus and Achilles to their downfall.
Hamartia
According to Aquinas, this is the participation of rational creatures in the eternal law.
Natural Law
This artist painted The School of Athens, featuring Plato and Aristotle at the center.
Raphael
This Latin term means “word” or “reason” and appears in John 1:1.
Verbum
This musical term means “many voices” sung simultaneously.
Polyphony
This 4th-century saint wrote Confessions, blending autobiography, philosophy, and theology.
Saint Augustine
This is the logical form of the Principle of Non-Contradiction.
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This Baroque artist is known for dramatic use of light and shadow, especially in The Calling of St. Matthew.
Caravaggio
The Latin phrase meaning “faith seeking understanding,” associated with St. Anselm.
Fides quaerens intellectum
This Baroque composer wrote over 100 sacred cantatas and the Mass in B Minor.
Johann Sebastian Bach