Re Flashcards
What is a church?
A christian/catholic place of warship
Who was St augustine?
He was a saint that went to England to convert people
Who was St Alban?
He was a mayrtr who died saving a catholic
What is the diffreance between a church and a cathedral?
- Cathedrals are useually bigger then churches
- Cathedrals house the bishops seat
- Cathedrals are teneraly more decorated the churches and will have a bishop
What happens at the start of the chrisitan year?
Advent
What is the layout of the christian year?
Adven, christmass, lent, tridum, easter, repeat
Who elects the pope?
Cardinals
Where is the new pope elected?
The sistine chapel
How can people see when a new pope was elected
If there is white smoke coming from the sistine chapel
What dose black smoke mean when a pope is being elected?
That the pope has not been chosen yet
Where is the pope bases?
The vatican city
Why is the pope so importaint
He is the leader of the christian faith
What is the role of a cardinal?
Their role is to vote or become the next pope as well as being an importaint figure in the faith, preaching the work of God
What is the process of canonisation?
- The peroson must be dead
- The local bishop must aprove the cause of canonisation
- 2 miricals must be proven to be cause by the ‘saint’
- A mirical has to of happend after they have died
- Then to get the tital Saint the pope needs ro approve
How can Saints help catholics?
They can inspire us or help guide how we should live our lives
