RE Flashcards
why was St Augustine so important to Christianity
England was moving away from being a Christian country but he helped re convert England to a christan country
when is st Augustine’s feast day.
27 may
name 7commonly used things in a church
altar, font, lectern, tabernacle ,thurible , body of Christ and chalice
what are the four coulor of the churches liturgical year
green white purple red
what is a cathedral
the bishops church the most important church in the diocese
why would you become a priest
because you got calling from god
in a typical week what might a priest do
say mass, prepare homilies , do personal study and readings, preform sacraments, visit schools , visit sick,have important meetings with the church
what is a vocation
a calling from god
what are encyclicals
encyclicals are letters from the pope when the pope wants the church to act and something such as climate change.
what are cardinals
cardinals are the role below a pope and the chose who is the next pope
when choosing a new pope were do cardinals go
the Sistine chapel in the Vatican.
what are the two smoke symbols and what do they dissplay
white (new pope), black (no new pope)
what is the balcony called in st peters square
habemaus papam
what fraction of votes does the pope need to become the pope
2/3s
how old do cardinals need to be to take part in the vote for the next pope
under 80
how did the catholic church begin
it began when st peter created the Vatican and became the pope
who is the at the top of the catholic churche’s hierarchy
the pope
who is higher in the churches hierarchy the bishop or archbishop
archbishop
what is the popes guards called
swiss gaurds
who is Britan’s first martyr
st Alban
What it the laity
Anyone who helps in the church.
What is a missiononary
Workingon behalf of God with people who ariare not necessly christian
A missionary is
Someone who goes out to preach and teach about jesus
Who is a famous WW1 chaplin
William doel
