In AD 64, great persecutions began under ?, the Roman emperor.
Nero
Many Romans distrusted the Christians ?
Because they were different
Who was killed in front of his people for openly following Christ?
Bishop Cyprian
The Church grew and ?
Spread
Sister Dorothy Kazel was a ?
Martyr
Where did Sister Dorothy help people learn Catholic doctrine and celebrate the sacraments?
El Salvador
Christianity went from being forbidden to becoming the official religion of the ?
Roman Empire
Who let Christians worship freely?
Emperor Constantine
What do Hermits do?
Live alone, eat very little food, spends hours in prayer, and does penances
What do Monks do?
Live alone in huts, join other monks in prayer, celebrate the Eucharist, makes and sells mats, ropes, and baskets
Saint Pachomius and Saint Basil ?
Worked together in religious communities and wrote a common rule to follow.
What is a heresy?
A false teaching that rejects a truth that has been revealed by God and taught by the church
Who was a heresy?
Arius
Arius convinced many people that Jesus was not ?
God
What was held to correct Arian Heresy?
Council of Nicea
What are meetings were Bishops met to stop Arian heresy?
Synods
Emperor Constantine called a general meeting in the city of ? in 325
Nicea
What was created at the Council of Nicaea?
The Nicene Creed
Nestorius was a ?
Heresy
Nestorius said Mary was the mother of the human Jesus but not ?
The mother of God
What are Church Fathers?
Thinkers and teachers
3 people who were Church Fathers?
Athanasius, Ambrose, and Augustine
St. Anthony of Egypt was ?
Hermit and Monk