Mid Years Flashcards
Who was Saint Augustine
He was 1 of 40 monks sent to Britain by Pope Gregory the Great to convert the country and their King.
Who did Saint Alban help escape from the Romans?
A Catholic Priest named Amphibalus
When St Alban died what did he become?
Martyr
What is a Martyr
Someone that dies for their beliefs or religion
What are the 5 main Christian Denominations
Roman Catholic Church
Orthodox Church
Church of England
Quakers
Baptist Church
At what time was the Church of England founded
1534
When was the great schism
1054
What is a Cathedral
A head Church in a Diosese
What is the Difference between a Cathedral and a Church
The Cathedral has a Bishop who is based there and hosts the Cathedra (Bishops Chair)
Why were Cathedrals and Churches built with stained glass windows
This is because many people a long time ago were illiterate and instead were able to understand the bible and other Catholic teachings through the pictures on the glass.
What are the colours that a Priest wears for different times of the Catholic Year
Purple-Time of preparation (Advent/Lent)
Gold/Yellow/White-Time of Celebration (Christmas/Easter)
Red-Time of Holy Spirit or Remembering a Saint or Martyr
Green-Normal colour (Ordinary Time)
Name the 7 main items in a Church
Altar
Lectern
Tabernacle
Font
Statue of Mary
Conffesion box
Crucifix
What is the purpose of the Altar
Table that holds the items for Holy Communion
What is a Lectern
A Special stand for the Bible that is used for priests or speakers to read from
What is the Tabernacle
A special cuboard where the consecrated Eucharist is kept for later use
What is the Font
Hold the Holy water for Baptism
What is the Statue of Mary for
Used as an aid to prayer - to pray to God through Mary
What is a Confession Box
Catholics use this to confess thier sins in private and wash away those sins
What is the Crucifix used for in a Church
Reminds Catholics of Jesusβ suffering and death. It is a symbol of Christianity.
What is the Order of the Catholic Mass
1.Greeting
2.Peninential Rite
3.Liturgy of the Word
4.Creed
5.Biding Prayers
6.Offertory
7.Eucharistic Prayer
8.Sign of Peace
9.Communion
10.Blessing and Dismissal
What is the Windrush Generation
When Carribean migrants decieded to come over to Britain in search for a better life
What did Hariet Tubman do to Help enslaved people
She saved 70 of them over 13 trips
What conection did Hariet Tubman have with God
She frequently had Visions from God and believed that God was trying to help and guide her and she did so
What were 3 signs of segragation in America in the 1950s
-Signs showed where βcolouredβ people were allowed to legally: walk, talk, drink, rest or eat
-There were seperate Schools and Hospitals for African-Amercain people and they recieved less funding and so were of less quality
-Over 60 years the Supreme Court judged ideoligised that βseperate but equalβ was the correct rule of law