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20 Cards in this Set
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SAUL
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CHRISTIAN PERSECUTOR; KNOCKED DOWN BY A BLINDING LIGHT; CHANGED HIS NAME TO PAUL AND PREACHED CHRISTIANITY
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ANANAIS
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BAPTIZED SAUL
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CONSTANTINE
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ROMAN EMPEROR - MADE CHRISTIANITY THE OFFICIAL RELIGION
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PETER
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FIRST POPE OF ROME
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NERO
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PERSECUTED CHRISTIANS FOR NOT WORSHIPING ROMAN GODS; EMPEROR OF ROME;
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DIACLETIAN
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ROMAN EMPEROR; 10 PERSECUTIONS OF THE EARLY CHURCH - CONSIDERED THE WORST OF THEM ALL
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POPE JOAN
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FEMALE POPE; DISGUISED AS A MAN; FACT OR FICTION?
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DAMASCUS
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LOCATED IN SYRIA; PAUL JOURNEYS TO DAMASCUS AND LOSES HIS SIGHT; GOD INSTRUCTS ANANIAS TO CURE PAUL
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TARSUS
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PLACE WHERE PAUL WAS BORN; LOCATED IN PALESTINE
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CHURCH
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PLACE WHERE CHRISTIANS GATHER TO WORSHIP
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CATACOMBS
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CHRISTIANS ESCAPED UNDERGROUND FROM PERSECUTION; BURIED THEIR DEAD THERE
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CATHEDRAL
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CHURCH PRESIDED OVER BY A BISHOP; CONTAINS THE CHAIR OF THE BISHOP
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PHARISEES
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member of an ancient Jewish sect that emphasized strict interpretation and observance of the Mosaic law in both its oral and written form. TORAH
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EPISTLE
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Letters ex. Pauline Letters (letters of St. Paul)
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PENTECOST
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50 days after Jesus resurrection, the by the holy spirit descends upon the apostles. Feast Day
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PARISHES
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Territorial unit under the pastoral care of one parish priests
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DIOCESES
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divided into parishes; supervised by a bishop
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POPE
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LEADER OF THE WORLDWIDE CATHOLIC CHURCH
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ARCHBISHOP
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BISHOP WHO GOVERNS A DIOCESE OF HIS OWN
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PRIEST
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PERFORMS SACRED RIGHTS OF A RELIGION; INTERMEDIARY BETWEEN MEN AND GOD
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