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15 Cards in this Set
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The third person of he Trinity. Jesus promised his followers the Holy Spirit to guide and protect them after he ascended to his Father. That promise was fulfilled ten days later at Pentecost.
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Holy Spirit
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The Church's most important liturgy. From the Latin "Ite missa est" at the end of the Mass.
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Mass
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The dsiciple chosen to replace Judas as one of the Twelve.
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Matthias
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A servant; in particular, the servant of a king.
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Minister
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A Jewish festival, fifty days after Passover, celebrating the giving of the Law to Moses at Sinai. Also the birthday of the Church.
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Pentecost
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The first Christian martyr. A popular deacon whose death marked the first wave of persecution against Christians.
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Stephen
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The room where Jesus celebrated the Last Supper. The locked gathering place for the first Christians before Pentecost. One of the first Christian Churches.
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Upper Room
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A great metropolis in Syria. The second center of Christianity after Jerusalem.
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Antioch
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The name of a line of queens who ruled Ethiopia.
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Candace
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Aramaic for "Peter" or "rock."
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Cephas
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A meeting of Church leaders. There it was decided Gentile converts to Christianity did not have to keep the whole Law of Moses.
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Council of Jerusalem
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An ancient city in Syria. Paul was on his way to arrest Christians there when he encountered the Christ.
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Damascus
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An ancient civilization in eastern Africa.
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Ethiopia
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A man who has been castrated.
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Eunuch
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A famous Pharisee who was Paul's teacher. He argued before the Sanherin that Christians should be left alone.
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Gamaliel
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