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Intro to Bible Quiz 9-10-15 Flashcards

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When did St. Augustine live?

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354-430 A.D.

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What was important about about St. Augustine?

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  • One of the most important Christian theologians and writers of all time
  • Author of “Confessions” and “City of God”
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Where was St. Augustine born?

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  • Tagaste, in northern Africa in 354 A.D.
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Describe St. Augustine’s parents.

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  • Monica and Patricius
  • Monica was a christian, Patricius was not
  • Patricius was an official of the town
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Where did Augustine go to college?

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  • gifted student

- went to carthage(large city in north Africa) to study

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Describe Augustine’s life in Carthage?

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  • had a rather wild life
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Who did Augustine live with?

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  • a woman who bore him a son named Adeodatus meaning “Given by God”
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What is a Manichaen?

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  • believe that all matter is corrupt and evil

- Augustine was this

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Who was St. Augustine influenced positively by?

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  • St. Ambrose of Milan and his mother
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Where did Augustine go to open a school?

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  • Rome (rhetoric school)
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What caused Augustine to think of Christianity again?

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  • when he read a biography of St. Anthony the hermit
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Where did St. Augustine return to after thinking of Christianity?

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  • Africa and the city of Hippo
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What happened when he returned to the city of Hippo?

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  • became Bishop of Hippo even though he wasn’t a priest
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What did Augustine write against?

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  • Pelagianism
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What wrirtings is Augustine famous for?

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  • “Confessions”
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What story does Augustine tell through “Confessions”?

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  • he story of his journey in faith and his adventures along the way
17
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What is “Confessions” considered as?

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  • the first major autobiography
18
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What other works did Augustine write?

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  • a book titled the ‘City of God’ along with major works of theology
19
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When was JC born?

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  • January 8, 1735 in Upper Marlboro, Maryland
20
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When did JC die?

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  • December 3, 1815 in Baltimore
21
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Where did JC study?

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  • St. Omer France with his cousin Charles
22
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What order did JC join?

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  • became a priest, a member of the Jesuit order
23
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Why did JC stop traveling around Europe and teaching in universities?

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  • Jesuits were suppressed
24
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What did JC do at the age of 40?

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  • returned to Rock Creek, Maryland

- served the spiritual needs of the local people by establishing a church there (St. John’s)

25
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What was JC asked to do in 1776?

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  • join Benjamin Franklin, Samuel Chase and his cousin Charles Carroll on a diplomatic mission to Canada for support of the colonies rebellion against England
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What did Father Carroll do in 1782?

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  • wrote to the pope requesting a superior of all U.S. clergy, asking the pope not to appoint a bishop because of anti-Catholic feeling among the local Protestants
  • father carroll was appointed superior of all U.S. clergy
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What did JC write to the pope about?

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  • requested that the U.S. clergy be permitted to elect their own bishop
  • JC was elected bishop in 1789
28
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What did the diocese of Baltimore include?

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  • all 13 colonies
29
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What seminary did JC establish?

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  • St. Mary’s Seminary in Baltimore for training priests
30
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What college did Bishop Carroll help to develop?

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  • Georgetown College (later University) in 1789
31
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When did the diocese double in size?

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  • In 1803 when President Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory
  • JC arranged for four more dioceses to be created
32
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Why did JC work with an architect? Who was this architect?

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  • Benjamin Latrobe

- worked with him to construct the Basilica of the Assumption in Baltimore

33
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Where is JC buried?

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  • in the Basilica of the Assumption in Baltimore along with most of his successor bishops and Archbishops of Baltimore
34
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Who did JC encourage to found a school?

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  • Elizabeth Anne Seton

- encouraged her to found a school for girls in Baltimore in 1803

35
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What was important about JC’s brother Daniel?

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  • he was a signer of the Constitution of the United States
36
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What was important about JC’s cousin Charles?

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  • he was a signer of the declaration of independence
37
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What does one source refer to Charles Carroll as?

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  • the wealthiest man in the colonies
38
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Where did JC and George Washington earn their honorary degrees?

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  • in 1785 at the second annual commencement of Washington College, Chestertown, Maryland
39
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What do JC’s writings primarily consist of?

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  • letters and documents of an administrative nature

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