Category: Popes

1. What was St. Sylvester I’s father’s name? Rufinus Valerian Titus PaschalCorrect Answer: Rufinus 2. Who ordained St. Sylvester I a priest? St. Siricius St. Marcellinus John II VigiliusCorrect Answer: St. Marcellinus 3. When was St. Sylvester I pope? 575-590 418-422 314-335 604-606Correct Answer: 314-335 4. When was St. Sylvester I consecrated pope? 31 January 314 22 April 604 10 August 575 21 October 418Correct Answer: 31 January 314 5. Which ecumenical council was held during the papacy of St. Sylvester I? Lateran III Constantinople I Nicaea FlorenceCorrect Answer: Nicaea 6. Who presided over the Council of Nicaea? St. Sylvester ... Read more

11. What was St. Mark’s father’s name? Honorius Joseph Priscus ThomasCorrect Answer: Priscus 12. When was St. Mark pope? 311-314 336 417-418 607Correct Answer: 336 13. When was St. Mark consecrated pope? 18 January 336 10 May 607 16 July 417 21 November 311Correct Answer: 18 January 336 14. How many priests did St. Mark ordain during his papacy? 40 36 25 22Correct Answer: 25 15. How many basilicas did St. Mark build? Three Two One FiveCorrect Answer: Two 16. When did St. Mark die? 18 March 607 25 April 311 12 September 417 7 October 336Correct Answer: 7 October ... Read more

21. When was St. Damasus I pope? 385-390 325-330 366-384 336-356Correct Answer: 366-384 22. When did St. Damasus I become pope? 11 January 325 12 April 385 26 August 336 1 October 366Correct Answer: 1 October 366 23. Who was the antipope elected in opposition to St. Damasus I? Dioscorus Eulalius Ursinus LaurentiusCorrect Answer: Ursinus 24. When did Theodosius I issue the edict “De fide Catholica”? 28 March 340 27 February 380 12 September 350 11 December 345Correct Answer: 27 February 380 25. Which language was introduced as the language of the mass during the papacy of St. Damasus I? ... Read more

31. What was St. Anastasius I’s father’s name? Licinius Cornelius Paul MaximusCorrect Answer: Maximus 32. Where was St. Anastasius I born? Augsburg Rome Orleans RotterdamCorrect Answer: Rome 33. When was St. Anastasius I pope? 399-401 275-283 283-296 296-304Correct Answer: 399-401 34. When did St. Anastasius I become pope? 12 February 296 22 April 283 16 August 275 27 November 399Correct Answer: 27 November 399 35. Whose writings did St. Anastasius I condemn? Tertullian Origen Eusebius BrunoCorrect Answer: Origen 36. Who had translated Origen’s writings into Latin? Flavius Stilicho Gaius Luscinus Tyrannius Rufinus Maximus PlanudesCorrect Answer: Tyrannius Rufinus 37. Of which ... Read more

41. Where was Innocent I born? Albano Lyon Rochester OrleansCorrect Answer: Albano 42. When was Innocent I pope? 360-396 398-400 419-431 401-417Correct Answer: 401-417 43. When was Innocent I consecrated pope? 11 January 360 27 May 498 16 August 419 22 December 401Correct Answer: 22 December 401 44. Whom did Innocent I order to be reinstated as the patriarch of Constantinople? Anthimus St. Basil St. John Chrysostom EutychiusCorrect Answer: St. John Chrysostom 45. When did Innocent I send a decretal to Victricius, Bishop of Rouen, regarding disciplinary matters? 15 February 404 22 April 375 10 July 380 18 November 422Correct ... Read more

51. What was Celestine I at the time he became pope? Porter Lector Deacon AcolyteCorrect Answer: Deacon 52. When was Celestine I pope? 440-444 412-421 448-456 422-432Correct Answer: 422-432 53. When was Celestine I elected pope? 11 January 440 22 April 412 10 September 422 12 October 448Correct Answer: 10 September 422 54. Which emperor was said to be a relative of Celestine I? Claudius Titus Diocletian ValentinianCorrect Answer: Valentinian 55. Who was the patriarch of Constantinople who said Mary was not Theotokos? Anthimus Nestorius Sergius EutychiusCorrect Answer: Nestorius 56. Which ecumenical council was held during the papacy of Celestine ... Read more

61. When was St. Sixtus III pope? 401-417 418-422 432-440 461-468Correct Answer: 432-440 62. When was St. Sixtus III consecrated pope? 6 January 418 5 May 461 31 July 432 21 October 401Correct Answer: 31 July 432 63. Which ecumenical council’s Acts did St. Sixtus III approve? Lyon II Constantinople III Ephesus VienneCorrect Answer: Ephesus 64. Which basilica did St. Sixtus III restore? Liberian St. Peter’s Holy Cross in Jerusalem St. AmbroseCorrect Answer: Liberian 65. Which Roman emperor gave gifts to St. Sixtus III? Theodosius II Constantius III Valentinian III HonoriusCorrect Answer: Valentinian III 66. Over which territory did St. ... Read more

71. What was St. Leo I’s father’s name? Eusebius Spartacus Antonius QuintianusCorrect Answer: Quintianus 72. Who sent St. Leo I to Gaul to settle a dispute between Aetius and Albinus? Arcadius Valentinian III Constantius II HonoriusCorrect Answer: Valentinian III 73. When was St. Leo I pope? 417-418 418-422 440-461 355-365Correct Answer: 440-461 74. When was St. Leo I consecrated pope? 8 February 418 17 May 417 29 September 440 21 October 355Correct Answer: 29 September 440 75. Against whom did St. Leo I write a treatise on 21 July 447? Eutychians Manichaeans Pelagians PriscillianistsCorrect Answer: Priscillianists 76. Of which patriarchate ... Read more

81. Where was Simplicius born? Zagreb Skopje Florence TivoliCorrect Answer: Tivoli 82. What was Simplicius’ father’s name? Philip Heraculanus Castinus CanuteCorrect Answer: Castinus 83. When was Simplicius pope? 460-464 468-483 485-490 494-499Correct Answer: 468-483 84. When did Simplicius become pope? 3 March 468 22 April 460 16 August 485 5 October 495Correct Answer: 3 March 468 85. Who was the Eastern Roman emperor to support Monophysites in 475? Leo I Basiliscus Leo II TheodoricCorrect Answer: Basiliscus 86. Who was the last emperor of Western Roman Empire, deposed in 476? Aetius Julian the Apostate Ricimus Romulus AugustulusCorrect Answer: Romulus Augustulus 87. ... Read more

91. When was St. Felix III pope? 483-492 496-498 417-418 422-432Correct Answer: 483-492 92. When was St. Felix III consecrated pope? 13 March 483 22 April 422 11 September 496 10 November 417Correct Answer: 13 March 483 93. Who published Henotikon? Theodoric Odoacer Basiliscus ZenoCorrect Answer: Zeno 94. Who was the patriarch of Constantinople excommunicated by St. Felix III? Anthimus Acacius John of Cappadocia EutychiusCorrect Answer: Acacius 95. Which schism began during the papacy of St. Felix III? Acacian Albigenses Photian HussiteCorrect Answer: Acacian 96. When did St. Felix III die? 1 March 492 25 May 418 12 July 432 ... Read more