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Religion III - Wermeling > Mid Term > Flashcards

Mid Term Flashcards

1
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This group of people withdrew from the world to live a life of prayer.

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Essenes

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2
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The Jewish faith began with a covenant between God and who?

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Abraham

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3
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The reforming group of Jewish scholars

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Pharisees

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4
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Means Roman Peace

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Pax Romana

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5
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The ethical code appealed to the Roman sense of law, order and virtue.

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Stoicism

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6
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Who received the title “Augustus” in 27 BC

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Octavian

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7
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Means Dispersion

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Diaspora

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8
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What is the spread of Greek cultural attributes throughout the East?

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Hellenization

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9
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Who became a leader at age 20?

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Alexander the Great

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10
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What anointed the church for her mission of evangelization of the world?

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Pentecost

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11
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Who taught Paul the ways of Jewish law?

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Gamaliel

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12
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Who was the 1st Gentile to be baptized?

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Cornelius

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13
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Who was Paul’s travel companion on his 1st missionary journey?

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Barnabus

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14
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When Jesus was welcomed to Jerusalem with open arms?

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Palm Sunday

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15
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Without this person - there would be no Church

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Jesus

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16
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What is it called when Herod could not find Jesus so he ordered his soldiers to kill every male child, 2 and under in Bethlehem?

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Slaughter of Innocents

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17
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Who Baptized Paul

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Ananias

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18
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Means - - one who is sent

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Apostle

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19
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Who was the first Christian Martyr

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St. Stephen

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20
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What is an assembly of ecclesiastics gathered to make decisions about the Church?

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Synod

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21
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Who are the saintly writers of the early Church?

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Apostolic Fathers

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22
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What was started by the Apostles and passed down from generation to generation?

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Apostolic Tradition

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23
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What is the word for those who are receiving instruction in order to join the Catholic Church?

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Catechumens

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24
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Means teaching in Greek - was a early book written about the Christian faith?

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The Didache

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25
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What is a branch of theology that defends and explains the faith?

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Apologist

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26
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What is the term for a person who dies for their faith in Christ?

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Martyr

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27
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Means Thanksgiving - - it is the central act of Christian religion?

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Eucharist

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28
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What is an early religious meal that was usually celebrated in the evenings - means love?

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Agape

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29
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What is the Sacrament of initiation was instituted by Christ and is when a person receives the Holy Spirit?

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Baptism

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30
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Who taught that the value of the sacraments depended on the worthiness of the priest?

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Dofnetus

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31
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This group rejected the idea of life after death and individual judgment after death.

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Sadducees

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32
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What group of people thought Christ was an adoptive son of God and therefore not divine?

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Arianism

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33
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What was the first worldwide ecumenical council?

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Council of Nicaea

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34
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Who was the first Church official to use his office to coerce civil rulers?

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St. Ambrose

35
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Who defined heresy as “a species of unbelief, belonging to those who profess the Christian faith, but corrupt its dogmas”?

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Thomas Aquinas

36
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Who believed Apostasy was forgivable if the person repented?

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Pope Callistus

37
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Who wrote a book against Gnosticism called, “Against Heresies”?

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St. Irenaeus

38
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Who was a group of Church writers who’s teachings on matters carried special weight?

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Church Fathers

39
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Who translated the Bible into Latin?

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St. Jerome

40
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Who believed that there was no forgiveness for Apostasy , murder or Adultery

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Novatian

41
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What is a holy war waged by Muslims?

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Jihad

42
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What is the name for the holy month of Islam - believed to be the time when Muhammad received the koran?

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Ramadan

43
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What is the term for a way of life - lived more or less in seclusion from the world and under fixed rules and vows?

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Monasticism

44
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Whose set of rules are still used today in monastic life?

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St. Benedict

45
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What is the term for a pilgrimage required of all Muslims once during their lifetime?

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Hajj

46
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Who was the mother of Ishmael?

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Hagar

47
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What is the holy book of the Muslim faith?

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Koran

48
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What is the holy city in Saudi Arabia?

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Mecca

49
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Who received message from the Arch Angel Gabriel?

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Muhammad

50
Q

Who set up monasteries in Ireland?

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St. Patrick

51
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What was the name of the final split between the eastern and western Churches in the year 1054?

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Great Schism

52
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What is the land around Rome, won by Pepin on behalf and given to the Papacy?

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Papal States

53
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What is the non-ecumenical council called by Constantine V to condemn the use of icons?

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Council of Hiereia

54
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What is the term for heresy claiming that there is only one nature in Christ, his human nature is incorporated into the Divine nature?

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Monophysitism

55
Q

Who objected to many practices in the West that differed from those in the East?

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Patriarch Michael Cerularius

56
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What word is greek for “lover of icons” - they promoted the proper use of icons in Christian worship?

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Iconophile

57
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Who was crowned Emperor by Pope St. Leo III?

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Charlemagne

58
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What term is greek for “image breaker” - they saw icons as occasions of idolatry and sought to destroy them?

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Iconoclast

59
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Who defeated the Lombards and gave lands to the Pope that would be known as the Papal States?

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Pepin the Short

60
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What is a flat 2 D picture of Christ, the Virgin Mary, or one of the saints which is used as an aid for Christian acts of piety?

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Icon

61
Q

What country is Chief Clovis from?

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France

62
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What country is St. Clotilda from?

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France

63
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What country is St. Gregory of Tours from?

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France

64
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What country is St. Hermenglid from?

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Spain

65
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What country is St. Patrick from?

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Ireland

66
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What country is St. Columba from?

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Scotland

67
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What country is Augustine of Canterbury from?

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England

68
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What country is St. Willibrord from?

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Germany

69
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What country is St. Boniface from?

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Germany

70
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What country is St. Ansgar from?

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Norway

71
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What country is St. Olaf from?

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Norway

72
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What country is St. Cyril and St. Methodius from?

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Slavs

73
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What country is St. Ludmilla and St. Wenceslaus from?

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Czech Republic

74
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What country is St. Stephen the Great from?

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Hungary

75
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What country was St. Vladimir from?

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Russians

76
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What two brother founded Rome?

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Remus and Romulus

77
Q

Who was Moses’ successor among the Jewish people?

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Joshua

78
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Who completed the first temple?

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Kings David and Solomon

79
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Who led the Jews out of Captivity?

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Moses

80
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What three rulers composed the triumvirate?

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Octavian, Marc Antony, Marcus Lepidus

81
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Name the 15 apostles

REMEMBER - - J(5) + P(3) + M(2) + B(2) + SAT

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James, James, Judas, Judas, John, Peter, Paul, Phillip, Matthew, Matthias, Barnabus, Bartholomew, Simon, Andrew, Thomas

82
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What are the 4 marks of the Church?

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One, Holy, Catholic, Apostolic

83
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What is the term for one who dies for their faith?

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Marytr

84
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Who had a direct link to the apostles?

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Church Fathers

Religion III - Wermeling (15 decks)

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