apostle
one who is sent
bishop
successor of the apostles
church
body of christ and temple of the holy spirit. a way to unite with god and each other
church history
record of the life of christ, actions of people, and the guiding light of the holy spirit
council
a gathering of bishops to talk about holy matters
deposit of faith
heritage of faith contained in sacred scripture and tradition handed on in the church
martyrdom
someone who died for thier faith
pentecost
50 days after easter
people of god
those "born" into the church through faith in christ and baptism.
slaughter of the innocents
dreadful massacre that was the first shedding of blood among countless unnamed martyrs for the Christian faith
gospel
book of the teaching of jesus and the apostles
apostolic
of or relating to or deriving from the Apostles or their teachings
catholic
universal; embracing everything
sermon on the mount
a part of the Gospel according to Matthew in which Jesus preaches important moral teachings, including the Beatitudes
deacon
a cleric ranking just below a priest in Christian churches
saul
first king of Israel
st paul
Originally named saul and used to persecute christians, then became an apostle
council of jerusalem
Gathering that settled the controversy about requirements for converts to Christianity
gentile
pertaining to people who are not jewish
st andrew
brother of st peter, crucified on x shaped cross
st peter
was crucified in rome upside down at his request, saying that he was not worthy to die the way jesus did.
st james
fisherman, brother of st john
st john
fisherman brother of st james
st bartholomew
he journeyed and preached around persia
st matthew
one of the 12 disicples authored part of the gospel. he was a tax collector until he was taken by Jesus.. name means gift of God.
st thaddeus jude
martyr and brother of james the less
st philip
present at miracle of multiplication
st james the less
head of church in jerusalem
st thomas
doubtful but zealous
judas iscariot
disciple of Jesus who betrayed Jesus