Emperors, Chiefs, and Kings. Oh my!
This fearsome chieftain of the Huns was known as "The Scourge of God".
Attila the Hun
This saint lived a sinful life but converted through the prayers of his mother and the teaching of a wise bishop. He would go on to write many famous Theological works like the City of God on trusting in God and having patience in suffering.
St. Augustine
354 - 430 are the dates for which great writer and Theologian?
St. Augustine
St. Augustine was bishop of which city?
Hippo
St. Clotilda, St. Monica, Theodosia
St. Monica, St. Clotilda, Theodosia
This king of Spain took over from his saintly brother and ended up converting all of Spain from Arianism to Roman Catholicism.
King Reccared
This courageous pope risked his own safety to meet with Attila the Hun and convince him not to sack Rome. Though he latter saw Rome pillaged by the Vandals, his patience through suffering inspired those around him to endure.
Pope St. Leo the Great
440 - 461
St. Isidore was bishop of which city?
Seville
Genseric the Vandal, Theodosius I, Attila the Hun
Theodosius I, Attila the Hun, Genseric the Vandal
This bloodthirsty chief of the Vandals was popular among his people even though he was the son of a slave and a cripple.
Genseric
This patient mother prayed unceasingly for the conversion of her son.
St. Monica
St. Ambrose was bishop of Milan at what time?
340 - 397
St. Ambrose was bishop of which city?
Milan
St. Athanasius, St. Augustine, St. Ambrose
St. Athanasius, St. Ambrose, St. Augustine
This chief was emperor Theodosius's brother in law and brought up his nephew, Honorius. He tried to keep the empire safe, but made some bad decisions, and was eventually assassinated by Honorius.
Stilicho
This saint spent decades patiently translating the Latin Volgate of the Bible.
St. Jerome
This great Emperor of the Western Empire was born in 437, began his reign in 379, and died in 395.
Theodosius I
Genseric the Vandal ruled in what part of the Mediterranean world?
North Africa
Hermenegild, Reccared, Leovigild
Leovigild, Hermenegild, Reccared
This Visigothic Chieftain sacked Rome in 410 AD.
Alaric the Visigoth
As a young man, this saint was at the council of Nicaea, and he would patiently write and preach against the Arian heresy throughout his life.
St. Athanasius
St. Isidore lived, wrote, and taught at what time?
560 - 636
Atilla the Hun moved his court quite a bit, but where did he feel most at home?
Russia and Hungary. (North Eastern Europe.)
Pope St. Leo I, St. Isidore, St. Jerome
St. Jerome, Pope St. Leo I, St. Isidore