EXAM Ch. 3

Question 1

religious life in which men and women leave the world to enter a monastery or convent while devoting themeselves to prayer, contemplation, and self-denial in solitude

Answer 1

monasticism

Question 2

a fifth century heresy that held that humans could save themselves without God’s supernatural help

Answer 2

Pelagianism

Question 3

the Latin translation of the Bible completed by St. Jerome; became the authorized Bible used in the Catholic Church up to modern times

Answer 3

Vulgate

Question 4

preaching the gospel

Answer 4

evangelization

Question 5

a heresy of the fourth century that took its name from Arius, a heretical priest from Alexandria; denied the divinity of Jesus, claiming that he was like the Father except that he was created

Answer 5

Arianism

Question 6

a 4th century heresy named for a bishop of Macedonia that claimed that the Son created the Holy Spirit who was in turn subordinate to the father and the sun

Answer 6

Macedonianism

Question 7

a heresy of the late 5th/early 6th century that taught that there is only one nature in the Person of Christ, the divine nature

Answer 7

Monophysitism

Question 8

Why was the Council of Nicea started and by whom?

Answer 8

Formed by Constantine; The council of Nicea was created to shut down Arianism

• They decided that Jesus was consubstantial with the father
• Nicene creed-stated our beliefs as Catholics

Question 9

council that focused on the divinity of the Holy Spirit; Holy Spirit equal to the father and the son; Jesus was both human and divine

Answer 9

Council of Constantinople

Question 10

In Greek, the supreme title for Mary, “God bearer”, “Mother of God”

Answer 10

Theotokos

Question 11

this council fought against Neatorius’ belief of Christotokos which stated that Mary was only the mother of the human Jesus, not the divine Jesus. It stated that Mary is the mother of God and also that Jesus was the second person in the Blessed Trinity.

Answer 11

Council of Ephesus

Question 11

This council stated that Jesus was one divine person in two natures-human and divine

Answer 11

Council of Chalcedon

Question 11

set up missionaries to convert pagans; a famous story tells of how I chopped down a sacred oak tree dedicated to Thor, when I was not killed by Thor the pagans committed to Christian life

Answer 11

Bonafice

Question 11

captured by Irish pirates and enslaved in Ireland, after 6 years I was set free and joined the monetary, I became bishop and returned to Ireland to convert Irish Celtic kings and established monasteries

Answer 11

Patrick

Question 12

one of the most learned of all the Fathers of the Church. I translated the bible into Latin

Answer 12

Jerome

Question 13

the bishop of Rome in the empires last days, gave order to a chaotic situation and convinced Attila the Hun to spare Rome

Answer 13

Leo

Question 14

a very Christian woman that built churches and buildings in Jerusalem and Bethlehem, raised emperor Constantine

Answer 14

St. Helena

Question 15

Issued the edict of Milan, which gave religious freedom to all, when other sects were threatening the unity of the church, he called together the first ecumenical council at Nicea

Answer 15

Constantine

Question 16

Nicknamed “golden mouth” because of his skills as a preacher

Answer 16

John Chrysostom

Question 17

the patron saint of Europe and founded the most influential form of monasticism, known for building monasteries

Answer 17

Benedict

Question 18

mother of 3 children, oldest son Augustine worried her because he was intelligent but lazy and strayed from his faith. she prayed relentlessly that he would turn his life to Christ. after 17 years of prayer, they were answered

Answer 18

St. Monica

Question 19

in his early years, he lead a sinful life but with the help of my mother, I converted to the catholic faith. I’m the doctor of the church and am known for my doctrines that were written to defend church teachings

Answer 19

Augustine