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Where/when did Alban live

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Verulamium - Town in England

200 CE - period of vicious Roman persecution against Christian

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Pagan

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Believer in many Gods

Someone with no religion

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What was significant about St Alban

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First Christian martyr in Britain

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St Alban’s

Original religion -

Job -

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Original religion - a pagan who worshipped many Roman Gods

Job - British soldier in the Roman army

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How/why St Alban die

What building was built on the site that St Alban died

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Beheaded by Roman authorites coz didn’t worhip emperor

A church

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Famous Legends about St Alban

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Executioner’s eye fell out as act of revenge from God

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Which emperor in the 4th century did attitude in Roman empire change

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Constantine - 337AD

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When did Christianity come to Britain

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After the death and resurrection of Jesus

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95 theses

1517

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Martin Luther nailed 95 things he was unhappy about in the Roman Catholic Church to the door of the church in Wittenberg

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What was Martin Luther job

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Roman Catholic monk lived in Germany

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Indulgences

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Pieces of paper that ordinary people were encouraged to buy as they were believed to have a special power to release the souls of loved ones who had died from purgatory

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Why was Martin Luther excommunicated
(Cut off from the Roman Catholic church)

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For protesting against the church for thinking they were corrupt and more interested in things like money and land

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Why did Henry the 8th support the pope against luther

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He believed that Luther was a heretic (a traitor) who moved away from the catholic church for starting off the Lutheran church

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When did Henry 8th begin to disagree with the teachings

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when the pope refused to grant Henry a divorce from Catherine of Aragon so that he could marry Anne Boleyn

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What did Henry 8th do after he disagreed with teachings of church

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formed his own protestant church - the Church of England

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Protestant Reformation

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1517

Religious revolution which led to the split of the catholic church into Protestantism

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Aroumr how many protestant churches are there

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20,000

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4 main reasons for Martin Luther complaint

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Indulgences

Relics

Corrupt Priests

Henry 8th

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What did the 2 churches mainly disagree with
(Pope)

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Authority of Pope

Orthodox church - never prepared to give the pope the sole right to determine the doctrines (beliefs) that Christians should hold

Roman Catholic church - believed that the pope was the successor of St Peter the first bishop of Rome so his authority over the church could not be questioned

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What did the 2 churches disagree with
Holy trinity

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Orthodox - God the son and God the holy spirit both came from God the father alone

Catholic Church - 3 parts of Trinity - God the father, God the son, God the Holy Spirit

God the son was added later and accepted by the Roman Catholic Church but Orthodox never accepted this

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A creed

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Statement of religious belief

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Holy trinity

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Christian belief that there is 1 God in 3 persons - Father, son, Holy Spirit

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Why did Papal representative excommunicate entire Orthodox church

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Head of Orthodox church accused Roman catholic church of heresy

Heresy - holding false beliefs

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What year was the great Schism

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1054

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Where/when St Augustine born
6th century Rome Italy
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When/where Augustine died
25 May 604CE Canterbury, Kent, England
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Where was Augustine Buried/feast day
Buried - Canterbury Cathedral Feast day - 27 May
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Shrine
Special religious place of prayer
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Preach See
Preach - spread the word of God See - area in which an archbishop is responsible
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Benedictine
Community of monks who live according to St Benedicts teachings
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When did Pope Gregory send 40 Benedictine monks (St Augustine) and what did they achieve
596CE Gregory managed to convince some French priests to join the monks from Rome
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A mission
Working on behalf of God with people who are not necessarily Christian
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A missionary
Someone who goes out to preach and teach about Jesus
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What happens 597CE 602CE
597CE - Pope sends Augustine to England 602CE - Augustine begins to build first canterbury cathedral
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Facts about Cathedral
larger than a church Usually the largest church in a city The chief church of a diocese The home church for the bishop Usually the place that houses the bishops seat
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Bishops seat
Each Cathedral has a large chair often carved in wood
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Cathedral
Main church in a diocese where the bishop's chair is
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Why were Christian churches built on top of hills
Most important building in area East to see and defend
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What were churches usually built from What dies size of church reflect
Local stone Size and wealth of local people
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Why churches build in a cross amd face east
East is direction of the holy land where jesus lived
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Altar
A table which holds the items for Holy Communion
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Tabernacle
A special cupboard where the consecrated Eucharist is kept for later use
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Lectern
A special stand for the bible
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Font
Holds holy water for baptism
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Crucifix
Cross with a figure of Jesus on it
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Cross
An empty cross symbol of Christianity
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Votive candles
Used to light as you say a prayer
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Thurible
Used to burn incense in the church
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Confession box
Catholics use this to confess their sins in private
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Statue of Mary
Used as an aid to prayer
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Stained glass
Very popular at medieval times stories from the Bible were shown through stained glass
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4 main colours priest wears
Purple – this is a time of preparation like Advent or Lent Gold or Yellow or White – this is a time of celebration like Christmas or Easter RED – this is a time of the Holy Spirit OR to remember the death of a Martyr or Saint GREEN – colour of Ordinary Time
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What colour does priest wear when there's no celebration
Green
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(Paschal) Triduum
three days it is a period of time that traces the final days of Jesus' life, his death, and his resurrection from the dead
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1 sign of holy spirit
Dove
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When is Pentecost
10 days after Jesus' ascension
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Transubstantiation
Mass provides opportunity for each worshipper to participate in the actual death of Jesus
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Order of the mass
Greeting Penitential rite Liturgy of the word Creed Offertory Eucharistic prayer Sign of peace Communion Blessing and dissmissal
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Act of consecration
2 Roman Catholic prayers one by Saint Margaret Other one by Blessed Mary of the Divine Heart
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2 main parts of mass
Transubstantiation Sharing in the mass
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Offertory
The gifts of bread and wine to be used at consecration are brought to the altar
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Penitential Rite
People say sorry for their sins and have their sins forgiven
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Greeting
The start of the Mass when the congregation are welcomed
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Creed
A statement by the congregation of all the things they believe in
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Liturgy of Word
Readings are read from the Old and New Testament and the Gospel
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Sign of peace
The congregation offer one another a gesture of goodwill
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Blessing and dismissal
The Priest blesses the people and sends them out to spread the good news
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Eucharistic prayer
The prayer in which the bread and wine are turned into the body and blood at the consecration
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Communion
The body and blood of Christ is consumed
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Bidding prayers
Prayers by congregation asking for God to help with different things

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