Church Fathers
Heresies
Ecumentical Councils
Early Middle Ages
High Middle Ages (first part)
100

Who were Post-Nicene Fathers?

Church Fathers that lived after the First Council of Nicaea.

100

Heresies are beliefs or opinions that deviates from established religious doctrine, often condemned by _____ authorities.

Church

100

What is the name of the first council?

First Council of Nicaea

100

The Early Middle Ages started with the collapse of which major Empire?

Roman Empire

100

The Great Schism of 1054 was the separation of the _____ and the ____.

Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church

200

The first Church Fathers were taught by the _______.

original Twelve Apostles

200

This heresy was founded in the 4th century by Alexandrian Presbyter Arius.

Arianism

200

How many Ecumentical Councils are recognized by both Eastern and Western Catholic Churches?

7

200

Why did the Church get more involved in secular society?

Because of the power vacuum that existed in Europe with the fall of the Roman Empire.

200

Pope Gregory VII was kicked out and removed from office by who?

Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV

300

Which Church Father translated the Bible from the original Hebrew and Greek into Latin? (DOUBLE JEOPARDY)

St. Jerome

300

Which heresies argued that Mary was the mother of Christ the man, not Christ the divine.

Nestorianism

300

The Catholic Church recognizes how many Ecumenical Councils?

21

300

Which major religion began spreading in the 8th Century and posed a threat to Christianity and the Byzantine Empire?  

Islam
300

Who is the youngest Pope ever elected and how old was he?

Pope Benedict IX & 20

400

Which Church Father had a troubled youth but later converted to Christianity and wrote major works like The City of God, Confessions, and On The Trinity ?

St. Augustine of Hippo

400

Which heresy believed that humans are capable of living moral lives and achieving salvation without the grace of God?

Pelagianism

400

What was debated at the Council of Ephesus in 431 A.D.? (DOUBLE JEOPARDY)

Nestorianism (whether Christ was both divine and human) and whether Mary was the mother of God

400

In exchange for giving him legitimacy the Frankish ruler, Pepin, granted the pope some land in Italy that became what?

Papal States

400

What was the result of the Council of Sutri in 1046?

Benedict IX, Sylvester III, and Gregory VI were all deposed and Clement II was elected.

500

St. Leo the Great convinced _____ to spare Rome from attack in ____ A.D.

Attila the Hun & 452

500

Which heresy argued that Jesus was an illusion or phantasm (appeared to be a human but contained no true body), and who founded it?

Docetism & No official founder

500

The First Council of Nicaea in ____ A.D. was called by Emperor _________ in response to ______ heresy

325 & Constantine & Arianism

500

Name Frankish King Pepin's father and Pepin's son?

Charles Martel & Charlemagne

500

Who was the last pope before Pope Francis?

Pope Benedict XVI