Church History Unit 1

Question 1

Pentecost

Answer 1

33 A.D. Official beginning of the church.

Question 2

Council of Jerusalem

Answer 2

48 AD allowed gentiles to gin Christianity without becoming Jewish first

Question 3

Apostolic Era

Answer 3

33-100 AD travel, evangelization, and preaching by the apostles. ended with John’s death and also ended divine revelation

Question 4

Herod Agrippa persecutes Christians

Answer 4

41 AD

Question 5

St. Ignatius of Antioch

Answer 5

35-108 AD bishop of Antioch; wrote letters addressing important Church teachings

Question 6

Council of Nicea I

Answer 6

325 AD attacked heresy Arianism

Question 7

Catacombs

Answer 7

3rd Century AD Christians worshipped underground in the catacombs to avoid persecution

Question 8

Council of Constantinople

Answer 8

391 AD decided final form of Nicene Creed

Question 9

Peter Crucified

Answer 9

64 AD

Question 10

Paul beheaded

Answer 10

64 AD

Question 11

Roman emperor Nero kills Christians

Answer 11

54-70 AD

Question 12

Council of Ephesus

Answer 12

431AD declared Mary mother of God

Question 13

Council of Chalcedon

Answer 13

451 AD defined hypostatic union

Question 14

St. John Chrysostom

Answer 14

345-407 AD Greek father of the Church known for powerful and skillful preaching

Question 15

St. Jerome

Answer 15

347-419 AD Doctor of the church, translated Bible into latin

Question 16

St. Augustine

Answer 16

354-430 AD doctor & father of the church, wrote many important books on the faith

Question 17

Felicity & Perpetua beheaded

Answer 17

203 AD