JMJ

Name:
Period:

Date:
Church History

CHAPTER 3
IMPORTANT PEOPLE & TERMS
SECTION 1
a)

St. Andrew - ___________________________________________________________

He
was the first apostle called Andrew and the brother of Peter he was martyred in
___________________________________________________________________________!

Greece on a x shaped cross

___________________________________________________________________________!

___________________________________________________________________________!
___________________________________________________________________________!
b)

St. Peter - ____________________________________________________________

The leader of the apostles and the vicar of Christ and the first pope and the bishop of

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
! Rome, originally named Simon
___________________________________________________________________________!
___________________________________________________________________________!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
!
c)
Cephas - ______________________________________________________________

The
name given to Simon meaning rock translated as Peter
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
!
___________________________________________________________________________!
___________________________________________________________________________!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
!
!
!

d)

Vicar of Christ - _________________________________________________________

Means representative is Christ's representative on earth today is the pope, the pope
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
!is not Christ himself, but serves as a figure of leadership for the church
___________________________________________________________________________!
___________________________________________________________________________!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
e)

St. Matthias - ___________________________________________________________

Chosen to replace judas after Pentecost, he is the first example of apostolic authority
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
! being passed down from apostle to apostle
___________________________________________________________________________!
___________________________________________________________________________!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
f)

Sanhedrin - ____________________________________________________________

The Jewish law court capable of sentencing people to prison or to oversee stoning or
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
! crimes for blasphemy
___________________________________________________________________________!
___________________________________________________________________________!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
!
g)
Gentiles - _____________________________________________________________

What
the Jewish community call people who are not Jewish also meaning anyone who is not
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
part
! of the covenant with Abraham

___________________________________________________________________________!
___________________________________________________________________________!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!

h)

The first gentile to be baptized

St. Cornelius - _______________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
!
___________________________________________________________________________!
___________________________________________________________________________!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
i)

Council of Jerusalem - ___________________________________________________

The local church council that decided that Gentiles do not have to follow the Old
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
! Testament when converted to Christianity
___________________________________________________________________________!
___________________________________________________________________________!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
!
j)
St. James the Less - _____________________________________________________

Sometimes called st. James the just was one of the twelve apostles and the bishop of
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
!Jerusalem once the apostles began their missionary journeys
___________________________________________________________________________!
___________________________________________________________________________!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
k)

Circus Maximus - _______________________________________________________

The
largest of Romes circuses the origin of the great fire of Rome was near this location
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!

!
___________________________________________________________________________!
___________________________________________________________________________!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!

l)

Emperor Nero - _______________________________________________________

First
to persecute the Christians he blamed the great fire of Rome on the Christians
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
!
___________________________________________________________________________!
___________________________________________________________________________!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
m)

Edict of Nero - __________________________________________________________

Declaration which outlawed the practice of Christianity in the Roman Empire, this began
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
!the age of persecution in the Roman Empire
___________________________________________________________________________!
___________________________________________________________________________!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
n)

Great Fire of Rome - _____________________________________________________

Fire that burned through the city of Rome for six days and Nero blamed the fire on the
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
! Christians
___________________________________________________________________________!
___________________________________________________________________________!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
o)

Circus of Nero - ________________________________________________________

Area
were emperors held games, contests, dramas, races and other means of entertainment
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
including
executions of traitor Christians
!
___________________________________________________________________________!

___________________________________________________________________________!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!

p)

Vatican Hill - _______________________________________________________

One of the seven hill of Rome, from this hill the Vatican City state gets its name, it is
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
! where St. Peter is buried
___________________________________________________________________________!
___________________________________________________________________________!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!

SECTION 2
a)

St. Stephen - ___________________________________________________________

The
first Christian who was martyred he was stoned to death for professing his faith of
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
!
Jesus,
before his religious elders
___________________________________________________________________________!
___________________________________________________________________________!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!

b)

deacons - _____________________________________________________________

Ordained
men who serve the needs of the local church council and community either by
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
serving
at the alter or assisting the bishop, the word deacon means to serve
!
___________________________________________________________________________!
___________________________________________________________________________!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
!
c)
Saul of Tarsus - ________________________________________________________

One
of the greatest Pharisees and Old Testament scholars of his time, his zeal for God lead
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
him
! to seek out all those who blasphemed the Old Testament
___________________________________________________________________________!
___________________________________________________________________________!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
!

SECTION 3
a)

Gamaliel - _____________________________________________________________

Greatest
of the Jewish scholars in the first century taught St. Paul the Old Testament which
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
he! memorized
___________________________________________________________________________!
___________________________________________________________________________!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
!
b)
The Way - ____________________________________________________________

The earliest name for the Christian church used in the acts of the apostles by St. Paul
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
! referring to the way of Jesus
___________________________________________________________________________!
___________________________________________________________________________!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
c)

Damascus - ___________________________________________________________

Where Saul was traveling when he met the risen Jesus

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
!
___________________________________________________________________________!
___________________________________________________________________________!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
d)

Mystical Body of Christ - __________________________________________________

Every
member of the church united with Christ forms the mystical body of Christ this word is
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
!
synonymous
with Church
___________________________________________________________________________!
___________________________________________________________________________!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!

e)

St. Ananias - ___________________________________________________________

Man chosen by God to baptize Saul and bring him into the church
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
!
___________________________________________________________________________!
___________________________________________________________________________!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
f)

St. Paul - ______________________________________________________________

The
greatest Christian missionary in the churches history, Paul went on four missionary
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
journeys,
founding dozens of Christian communities and authored 13 epistles in the New
!
Testament
___________________________________________________________________________!
___________________________________________________________________________!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
g)

St. Luke - _____________________________________________________________

Companion
of St. Paul and author of the gospel of Luke and the acts of the apostles
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
!
___________________________________________________________________________!
___________________________________________________________________________!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
h)

St. Barnabas - __________________________________________________________

Disciple
and missionary companion of St. Paul was one of the early Christians who was
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
present
at the council of Jerusalem
!
___________________________________________________________________________!
___________________________________________________________________________!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!

i)

Apostle to the Gentiles - __________________________________________________

St.
Paul's name given to him by Jesus, signifying his mission in the church
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
!
___________________________________________________________________________!
___________________________________________________________________________!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
j)

baptism - _____________________________________________________________

Sacraments that make us members of the church

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
!
___________________________________________________________________________!
___________________________________________________________________________!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
k)

Philippi - ______________________________________________________________

The
first European Christian community, the church in Phillipi was founded by St. Paul, who
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
wrote
the letter to the Philippians in the New Testament
!
___________________________________________________________________________!
___________________________________________________________________________!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
l)

Thessalonica - _________________________________________________________

Paul traveled to this city in his first journey

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
!
___________________________________________________________________________!
___________________________________________________________________________!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!

m)

Corinth - ______________________________________________________________

Paul Traveled to this town on his first journey, he wrote at least 4 letters to this city and 2 are
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
!in the New Testament.
___________________________________________________________________________!
___________________________________________________________________________!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
n)

Galatia - ______________________________________________________________

Paul
traveled to this town in his third journey, the Galatians were known for their immortality
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
!
___________________________________________________________________________!
___________________________________________________________________________!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
o)

Ephesus - _____________________________________________________________

Visited
this town during his third journey, his letters were directed to the people of the
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
!
community
___________________________________________________________________________!
___________________________________________________________________________!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!

SECTION 4
a)

apologists - ____________________________________________________________

Someone who defends the faith through teachings and writings

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
!
___________________________________________________________________________!
___________________________________________________________________________!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!

b)

Apostolic Father - _______________________________________________________

Men who are taught by the apostles who in turn taught the next generation of Christians
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
!
___________________________________________________________________________!
___________________________________________________________________________!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
!
c)
Didache - _____________________________________________________________

Means
the teaching as in the teachings of the Twelve Apostles which was one of the
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
!
earliest
Catechisms in Church History
___________________________________________________________________________!
___________________________________________________________________________!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!

SECTION 5
a)

St. Clement of Rome - ___________________________________________________

Pope
in the first century
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
!
___________________________________________________________________________!
___________________________________________________________________________!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
b)

presbyter - ____________________________________________________________

Word
used in the New Testament that means priest
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
!
___________________________________________________________________________!
___________________________________________________________________________!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!

c)

episcopate - ___________________________________________________________

The word used to mean the oce of the bishop

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
!
___________________________________________________________________________!
___________________________________________________________________________!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
d)

Gnosticism - ___________________________________________________________

The denial of Jesus' human nature

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
!
___________________________________________________________________________!
___________________________________________________________________________!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
!
e)
basilica - ______________________________________________________________

An
architectural structure that utilizes long rows of columns, many churches were built in
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
!
this
style which comes from the ancient Romans
___________________________________________________________________________!
___________________________________________________________________________!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
f)

Basilica of San Clemente - ________________________________________________

Basilica in Rome built at the site that they believe that st.clement worshiped in Rome as
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
!the 4th pope and bishop in Rome. The current basilica is from the eleventh century.
___________________________________________________________________________!
___________________________________________________________________________!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
!
!
!
!
!
!

SECTION 6
!
a)

St. Ignatius of Antioch - ___________________________________________________

Apostolic
father taught by St. Peter and St. John. Bishop of Antioch he was martyred in
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
!
Rome, he was fed to the lions in the coliseum of Rome
___________________________________________________________________________!
___________________________________________________________________________!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
!
b)
Antioch - ______________________________________________________________

The
Christian center of the early church, the first bishop of Antioch was St. Peter before
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
he
! moved to Rome, he is the most notable bishop of Antioch in the early church
___________________________________________________________________________!
___________________________________________________________________________!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
!
c)
catholic - ______________________________________________________________

Word
in Greek that means universality and was first used by st. Ignatius referring to the
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
!
universality
of the Catholic Church
___________________________________________________________________________!
___________________________________________________________________________!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
d)

Hierarchy of the Church - _________________________________________________

The system of leadership within the church that is designed to protect, preserve and
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
!pass on the teachings of Christ
___________________________________________________________________________!
___________________________________________________________________________!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!

SECTION 7
a)

St. Polycarp - __________________________________________________________

Bishop
in the area of smyrna friend of st. Ignatius of Antioch and st. Irenaeus of Lyons,
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
student
of St. John the apostle
!
___________________________________________________________________________!
___________________________________________________________________________!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
b)

orthodoxy - __________________________________________________________

Means correct teachings as oppose to heresy which are false teachings

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
!
___________________________________________________________________________!
___________________________________________________________________________!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!

SECTION 8
a)

St. Justin Martyr - _______________________________________________________

Converted
to the church at age 30, he blended theology with philosophy, one of the first to
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
!
show
the balance of faith and reason in the churches teachings
___________________________________________________________________________!
___________________________________________________________________________!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!

SECTION 9
!
a)

St. Perpetua - __________________________________________________________

Roman woman martyred for her faith with her servant, st. Perpetua
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
!
___________________________________________________________________________!
___________________________________________________________________________!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!

b)

St. Felicity - ____________________________________________________________

Loyal
servant to st. Perpetua, martyred
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
!
___________________________________________________________________________!
___________________________________________________________________________!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
c)

catechumenate - ________________________________________________________

The
status of those in the process of learning the faith in preparation for baptism. This
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
practice
continues today in which new members of the church are enrolled into the
!
catechumenate
before their baptism on easter.
___________________________________________________________________________!
___________________________________________________________________________!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!

SECTION 10
a)

St. Lawrence - __________________________________________________________

Deacon of rome and was asked by the government ocials in rome to turn over the
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
!treasures of the church, as a result he brought the ocials all of the sick and ill people
of the church and as a result he was roasted alive.
___________________________________________________________________________!
___________________________________________________________________________!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!

SECTION 11
a)

St. Agnes - ____________________________________________________________

First
century martyr and was patroness of the diocese of rockville center
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
!
___________________________________________________________________________!
___________________________________________________________________________!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!

SECTION 12
a)

heresy - _______________________________________________________________

The false teachings on christianity the trinity the church or any other teachings revealed by
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
!god
___________________________________________________________________________!
___________________________________________________________________________!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
b)

heretic - _______________________________________________________________

Someone who teaches a heresy

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
!
___________________________________________________________________________!
___________________________________________________________________________!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!

SECTION 13
a)

St. Irenaeus of Lyons - ___________________________________________________

Father of the church and fought Gnosticism

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
!
___________________________________________________________________________!
___________________________________________________________________________!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
b)

Sacred Scripture - ______________________________________________________

The written accounts of gods revelation to humanity the devine word of god
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
!
___________________________________________________________________________!
___________________________________________________________________________!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!

c)

Sacred Tradition - _______________________________________________________

Two truths in the church that are inseparable and cannot be independently followed
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
!
___________________________________________________________________________!
___________________________________________________________________________!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
!
d)
four canonical gospels - __________________________________________________

The
gospels of Matthew, mark, Luke and john other accounts of christ existed in the early
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
church
but the fathers of the church agreed that these were the ones that were proved to be
!
___________________________________________________________________________!
the
best
___________________________________________________________________________!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
e)

apologetics - ___________________________________________________________

A
theory that explains and defends the teachings of the catholic church
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
!
___________________________________________________________________________!
___________________________________________________________________________!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
f)

Adversus Haereses - ____________________________________________________

Defended
the church against Gnosticism and articulated the understanding of the church
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!
!
being
universal or catholic
___________________________________________________________________________!
___________________________________________________________________________!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________!