Category: Popes

1. Where was St. Cornelius born? Rome Anagni Viterbo BeneventoCorrect Answer: Rome 2. What was St. Cornelius at the time of his election? Subdeacon Lector Priest AcolyteCorrect Answer: Priest 3. When was St. Cornelius pope? 251-253 235-236 308-309 418-422Correct Answer: 251-253 4. Who preceded St. Cornelius? Ananstasius II St. Fabian St. Siricius LiberiusCorrect Answer: St. Fabian 5. Who was the antipope opposed to St. Cornelius? Dioscorus Felix II Ursinus NovatianCorrect Answer: Novatian 6. Of which diocese was St. Cyprian, who supported St. Cornelius, bishop? Winchester Damascus Carthage AnagniCorrect Answer: Carthage 7. Who began the persecution of Christians during the papacy ... Read more

11. When was St. Fabian pope? 253-254 236-250 269-274 337-352Correct Answer: 236-250 12. Whom did St. Fabian appoint to register the deeds of the martyrs? Solicitors Notaries Pleaders AttorneysCorrect Answer: Notaries 13. In how many districts did St. Fabian divide Rome? Solicitors Notaries Pleaders SevenCorrect Answer: Seven 14. Whom did St. Fabian assign the districts in Rome? Catechists Senators Deacons TribunesCorrect Answer: Deacons 15. Who persecuted Christians during the papacy of St. Fabian? Balbinus Decius Hostilian GallusCorrect Answer: Decius 16. When did St. Fabian die? 20 January 250 26 May 254 12 July 274 17 November 352Correct Answer: 20 January ... Read more

21. Where was St. Anterus born? Lebanon Greece Syria ArmeniaCorrect Answer: Greece 22. What was St. Anterus’ father’s name? Romulus Claudius Benedict AmbroseCorrect Answer: Romulus 23. When was St. Anterus pope? 140-155 366-367 235-236 418-422Correct Answer: 235-236 24. When was St. Anterus elected pope? 12 March 418 31 May 366 7 July 140 21 November 235Correct Answer: 21 November 235 25. Which diocese’s bishop was consecrated by St. Anterus? Florence Fundi Benevento PaduaCorrect Answer: Fundi 26. When did St. Anterus die? 3 January 236 25 April 422 18 September 367 12 October 155Correct Answer: 3 January 236 27. Where did ... Read more

(St. Pontian is also known as St. Pontain.) 31. Where was St. Pontian born? Verona Salona Genoa RomeCorrect Answer: Rome 32. When was St. Pontian pope? 253-254 283-296 230-235 308-309Correct Answer: 230-235 33. Whose condemnation was confirmed by a synod summoned by St. Pontian? Origen Pelagius Nestorius DonatusCorrect Answer: Origen 34. Who was the antipope opposed to St. Pontian? Eulalius St. Hippolytus Laurentius TheodoreCorrect Answer: St. Hippolytus 35. Who began the persecution of Christians during the papacy of St. Pontian? Julian Galerius Maximinus LiciniusCorrect Answer: Maximinus 36. When did St. Pontian abdicate? 15 March 308 26 May 283 28 September ... Read more

41. What was St. Urban I’s father’s name? Horatio Scipio Pontianus CatoCorrect Answer: Pontianus 42. When was St. Urban I pope? 254-257 222-230 401-417 523-526Correct Answer: 222-230 43. Who preceded St. Urban I? St. Callixtus I St. Cornelius St. Siricius St. FabianCorrect Answer: St. Callixtus I 44. When was St. Urban I elected pope? 12 February 523 1 June 410 3 August 254 14 October 222Correct Answer: 14 October 222 45. Who was the Roman emperor during the papacy of St. Urban I? Pertinax Severus Alexander Maximinius JulianusCorrect Answer: Severus Alexander 46. Who was the antipope opposed to St. Urban ... Read more

51. Where was St. Zephyrinus born? Dover Amiens Nantes RomeCorrect Answer: Rome 52. What was St. Zephyrinus’ father’s name? Quintus Habundius Albino GiovanniCorrect Answer: Habundius 53. When was St. Zephyrinus pope? 199-217 260-268 492-496 337-352Correct Answer: 199-217 54. Who preceded St. Zephyrinus? Vigilius Sabinian St. Victor I Boniface IIICorrect Answer: St. Victor I 55. Who wrote in Philosophoumena, St. Zephyrinus was a weak man unskilled in the church’s rule? St. Ambrose St. Hippolytus St. Augustine St. JeromeCorrect Answer: St. Hippolytus 56. Whom did St. Zephyrinus excommunicate for preaching Monarchianism? Marcion Donatus Artemon NestoriusCorrect Answer: Artemon 57. When did St. Zephyrinus ... Read more

61. What was St. Victor I’s father’s name? Albert George Felix HenryCorrect Answer: Felix 62. When was St. Victor I pope? 217-236 189-199 533-535 604-606Correct Answer: 189-199 63. Whom did St. Victor I excommunicate for preaching Monarchianism? John Hus Duns Scotus Theodotus NovatianCorrect Answer: Theodotus 64. What was the dispute St. Victor I had with Eastern Churches that led to their excommunication? Easter Date Filioque Monophysitism MiaphysitismCorrect Answer: Easter Date 65. Who was the bishop of Ephesus when St. Victor I excommunicated Eastern Churches? Jamblichus Malchus Polycrates NestoriusCorrect Answer: Polycrates 66. Who of the following was against the excommunication of ... Read more

71. Where was St. Eleutherius born? Nicopolis Alexandria Smyrna HebronCorrect Answer: Nicopolis 72. When was St. Eleutherius pope? 269-274 311-314 175-189 432-440Correct Answer: 175-189 73. Who preceded St. Eleutherius? Liberius St. Hilarius St. Soter Theodore ICorrect Answer: St. Soter 74. What was St. Eleutherius at the time of his election? Deacon Lector Porter AcolyteCorrect Answer: Deacon 75. Which movement did St. Eleutherius oppose? Pelagianism Donatism Montanism CalvinismCorrect Answer: Montanism 76. Who was the bishop of Lyon during the papacy of St. Eleutherius? St. Gregory of Tours St. Irenaeus St. Francis De Sales St. PolycarpCorrect Answer: St. Irenaeus 77. When did ... Read more

81. Where was St. Soter born? Santiago Fondi Lisbon ValenciaCorrect Answer: Fondi 82. What was St. Soter’s father’s name? Concordius Silvanus Rufus NicodemusCorrect Answer: Concordius 83. When was St. Soter pope? 253-254 417-418 166-175 530-532Correct Answer: 166-175 84. Who preceded St. Soter? St. John III St. Anicetus St. Mark St. Boniface IICorrect Answer: St. Anicetus 85. To which church did St. Soter send a letter and money? Thessalonica Galatia Ephesus CorinthCorrect Answer: Corinth 86. Who replied to St. Soter acknowledging the letter and money? St. Silas St. Dionysius Henry Stuart St. Martin of ToursCorrect Answer: St. Dionysius 87. Which of ... Read more