North American Orthodoxy
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100

This person serves as the Metropolitan of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago

Who is Metropolitan Nathanael?

100

This saint baptized Jesus Christ.

Who is St. John the Baptist?

100

This service is celebrated every Sunday and involves the distribution of Holy Communion.

What is the Divine Liturgy?

100

This is the shortest verse in the bible.

What is Jesus Wept?

100

In this year, the great schism between the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church occurred.

What is 1054?

200

This newly canonized saint was a priests wife and the first female North American saint. 

Who is St. Olga of Kwethluk?

200

This saint is the patron saint for those who have lost important items.

Who is St. Phanourios?

200

This structure separates the nave from the altar in an Orthodox Church

What is an iconostasis?

200
Jesus performed this miracle during the Wedding at Cana.

What is the turning of water into wine?

200

This phrase added to the creed in the west was a major point of contention during the Great Schism.

What is the Filioque?

300

This monastery established by St. Tikhon of North America is the oldest monastery in the United States.

What is St. Tikhon of Zadonsk monastery?

300

This saint is known for slapping a heretic in the face during the first ecumenical council.

Who is St. Nicholas?

300

This Major Feast Day is preceded by a two week fasting period.

What is Dormition?

300

This Gospel was written by a physician and companion of St. Paul.

What is St. Luke's Gospel?

300

The first ecumenical council occurred in this city.

What is Nicaea?
400

This United States state has the most Orthodox Churches compared to the other 49.

What is Pennsylvania?

400

This Roman emperor legalized Christianity during the 4th century.

Who is St. Constantine the Great?

400

It is customary on this day for clergy to refill reserved communion in the tabernacle and for bishops to confect chrism.

What is Holy Thursday?

400

This event from the old testament is explicity compared by St. Paul to Baptism.

What is the passing of the red sea?

400

This ecumenical council reaffirmed the veneration of icons.

What is the 7th ecumenical council?

500

This saint was the first Orthodox Bishop consecrated in North America.

Who is St. Raphael of Brooklyn?

500

This saint who labored in North America was the first martyr in the Russian Revolution.

Who is St. John Kochurov?

500
This book contains instructions for when the fixed feast days and commemorations (ie Christmas, Annunciation, St. Nicholas day) conflict with the moveable feast days and commemorations (ie Pascha, Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt, Pentecost)

What is the Typikon?

500

This psalm is quoted by Christ on the cross.

What is "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me"/Psalm 21?

500

In this year, St. Vladimir converted to Orthodoxy and converted Russia to Orthodoxy.

What is 988?