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When were the Apostles Creed and Didoche written?
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2nd century AD
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Not the first, but the...century AD.
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What was the Easter Controversy? When was it?
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196 AD. East and West debated when the Resurrection should be celebrated. West preferred Sunday; East preferred linking it with Passover, no matter what the day.
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19_ AD. East and West debated...
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How many New Testament books were written by 200 AD?
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23
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How many languages were the Scriptures translated into by 200?
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7
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Lucky number!
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Who divided the Roman Empire? When?
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Diocletian (292)
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To sound out his name, begin with "to cease to live," add "an expression, like a gasp." (29_)
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When did Constantine see a vision of the Cross of Jesus?
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312 AD
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31_ AD
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What was the Edict of Milan? When was it?
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313; Constantine and Licineus agreed to tolerate Christianity in the Roman Empire
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3__ (unlucky number); Constantine and Licineus agreed...
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What was the Council of Nicea? When was it?
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325; The Council of Nicea was called in response to many heresies. It produced an early version of the Nicene Creed with a clear definition of the Trinity.
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3__ (5*5); called in response to ______. Produced an early version of ______.
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What happened in 330 AD?
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Constantine established the capital as Byzantium and renames it Constantinople. (Modern day Istanbul)
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Constantine established the capital as...
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When was the Nicene Creed finalized? By whom?
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381 by Council of Constantinople
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38_ by Council of _______________
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What happened in 391?
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Theodosius made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire.
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Theodosius made Christianity the...
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Who was a missionary to Ireland?
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St. Patick
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A well known holiday is named after him.
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When was Augustine the bishop of Hippo?
Where is Hippo? |
395-430 AD
North Africa |
3_5-4_0 AD
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Who was missionary to England?
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St. Augustine of Canterbury
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His town is included in the title of a famous book about England.
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What is a scriptorium?
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The writing room of a monastery
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You would do what in a SCRIPT-orium?
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What is matins?
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Means morning
The first canonical hour After midnight, usually around 2 am |
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What is lauds?
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"Praise"
Second canonical hour At dawn 5 am to 6 am |
Lauds is second.
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What is prime?
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"The first hour"
The third canonical hour Between 6 am and 9 am |
Between 6 am and 9 am
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What is terce?
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"The third hour"
Fourth canonical hour Between 9 am and noon |
Fourth canonical hour
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What is sext?
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"The sixth hour"
Fifth canonical hour Between noon and 3 pm, usu. noon |
"the sixth hour"
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What is none?
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"the ninth hour"
Sixth canonical hour Between 3 pm and sunset, usu. 3 pm |
Between 3 pm and sunset,usu. at 3 pm
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What is vespers?
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"evening star"
Seventh canonical hour sundown |
evening star
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What is compline?
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"complete"
eighth canonical hour Bedtime |
Bedtime
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Why is prayer important to Christian life?
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Allows you to hear God
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You should know this one!
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Why is fasting important?
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Shows your sacrifice for God
Allows God to fill you |
When food is out of you, what can fill you?
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How did monasteries preserve culture?
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Wrote and copied Bibles and books
Made "story buildings" so that stories could live on to the illiterate Kept written records of events Usually were not attacked; kept precious art and books there |
4 reasons
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How did monasteries help the people around them?
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Provided basic needs
First hospitals First schools Made medicine from herbs |
What services do we need today?
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Where are some famous cathedrals?
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Clooney
Chartes |
1. Rosemary and George ________
2. Take the name of a famous bald cartoon characters with a yellow shirt and a dog and change the "l" in his name to "t" |
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Name 2 examples of a famous cathedral.
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Notre Dame
Abbey Church of Sts. Peter and Paul |
1. Name of a famous college
2. Name for a place where nuns live |
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How did art help people in the Middle Ages?
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Stained glass windows, carvings, statues, paintings, and illuminations told Bible stories to the illiterate or were used to emphasize a story that someone told.
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What art is in our chruch today? Why is it there?
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Who were the Apostolic Fathers? When did they write?
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Clement of Rome, Ignatius of Antioch, Polycarp, Barnabas
85-150 AD |
4 men
_5-15_0 AD |
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When did John die? Why?
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About 100 AD
Died a natural death |
Cien
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What happened in 107 AD?
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Bishop St. Ignatius of Antioch was martyred
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When was the second Jewish rebellion? What were its results?
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132-135 AD
Jerusalem was destroyed; population dies or flees |
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What happened in 155 AD?
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Polycarp, bishop of Smyrna, burned
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When were Christians in Egypt persecuted?
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200 AD; martyred by the thousands
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What happened in 215?
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Clement of Alexandria, theologian, died
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What happened from about 235 to 270?
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Roman persecution of Christians under several emperors; Christianity grows; Carthage becomes a Christian center in Africa
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When were the first Christian buildings made?
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261
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What happened in 287?
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Mass conversion of Armenia; Kind Tridates makes Christianity official state religion
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When did Diocletian persecute Christians?
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303-304; scriptures burned, thousands killed
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When was Constantine baptized?
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337- a few days before his death!
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What happened in 339?
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Christians persecuted in Persia (Iran)
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What did Julian the Apostate do? When did he do this?
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361; attempted to restore paganism to Roman Empire
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When was the Nicene Creed finalized?
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381 by Council of Constantinople
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Who was John Chrysotom?
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Bishop of Constantinople (beginning in 398)
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What was the Council of Ephesus?
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431; defined Mary as the theotokos; decided Jesus was fully human and fully divine
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