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1. Where was St. Eleutherius born? Nicopolis Alexandria Smyrna HebronCorrect Answer: Nicopolis 2. When was St. Eleutherius pope? 269-274 311-314 175-189 432-440Correct Answer: 175-189 3. Who preceded St. Eleutherius? Liberius St. Hilarius St. Soter Theodore ICorrect Answer: St. Soter 4. What was St. Eleutherius at the time of his election? Deacon Lector Porter AcolyteCorrect Answer: Deacon 5. Which movement did St. Eleutherius oppose? Pelagianism Donatism Montanism CalvinismCorrect Answer: Montanism 6. 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 7. When did ... Read more

11. Where was St. Soter born? Santiago Fondi Lisbon ValenciaCorrect Answer: Fondi 12. What was St. Soter’s father’s name? Concordius Silvanus Rufus NicodemusCorrect Answer: Concordius 13. When was St. Soter pope? 253-254 417-418 166-175 530-532Correct Answer: 166-175 14. Who preceded St. Soter? St. John III St. Anicetus St. Mark St. Boniface IICorrect Answer: St. Anicetus 15. To which church did St. Soter send a letter and money? Thessalonica Galatia Ephesus CorinthCorrect Answer: Corinth 16. Who replied to St. Soter acknowledging the letter and money? St. Silas St. Dionysius Henry Stuart St. Martin of ToursCorrect Answer: St. Dionysius 17. Which of ... Read more

21. Where was St. Anicetus born? Emesa Shiraz Hebron BratislavaCorrect Answer: Emesa 22. What was St. Anicetus’ father’s name? Peter James John MatthewCorrect Answer: John 23. When was St. Anicetus pope? 217-222 308-309 401-417 155-166Correct Answer: 155-166 24. Who preceded St. Anicetus? Clement VII Bl. Urban V St. Pius I Nicholas IVCorrect Answer: St. Pius I 25. Who of the following historians visited Rome during the papacy of St. Anicetus? Josephus Hegesippus Pliny the Younger HerodotusCorrect Answer: Hegesippus 26. Who visited Rome to discuss with St. Anicetus the controversy over Easter date? St. Titus St. Ambrose St. Timothy St. PolycarpCorrect ... Read more

31. Where was St. Pius I born? Grado Venice Aquileia LisbonCorrect Answer: Aquileia 32. What was St. Pius I’s father’s name? Rufinus Julius Octavius CassiusCorrect Answer: Rufinus 33. What was St. Pius I, according to his brother Hermas? Farmer Slave Cowherd BlacksmithCorrect Answer: Slave 34. When was St. Pius I pope? 142-155 640-642 579-590 492-496Correct Answer: 142-155 35. Who preceded St. Pius I? Sisinius Liberius John IV St. Leo IICorrect Answer: John IV 36. Whom did St. Pius I excommunicate? William of Ockham Thomas Erastus Marcion TertullianCorrect Answer: Marcion 37. Who of the following met St. Pius I? St. Lawrence ... Read more

41. Where was St. Hyginus born? Athens Skopje Rotterdam VeronaCorrect Answer: Athens 42. When was St. Hyginus pope? 604-606 136-140 496-498 269-274Correct Answer: 136-140 43. Who preceded St. Hyginus? Romanus Pelagius II St. Telesphorus St. MarcusCorrect Answer: St. Telesphorus 44. Which of the following is said to have been instituted by St. Hyginus? Godparents at baptism to newly born Swiss Guards Feast of the Holy Trinity Holy Cross DayCorrect Answer: Godparents at baptism to newly born 45. Which Gnostic came to Rome during the papacy of St. Hyginus? Simon Magus Menander Valentinus BasilidesCorrect Answer: Valentinus 46. Which book credits St. ... Read more

51. Where was St. Telesphorus born? Brindisi Terranuova Padua ValenceCorrect Answer: Terranuova 52. When was St. Telesphorus pope? 222-230 468-483 125-136 352-366Correct Answer: 125-136 53. Who preceded St. Telesphorus? Conon St. Sixtus I Donus SisiniusCorrect Answer: St. Sixtus I 54. Which city was destroyed by the Romans during the papacy of St. Telesphorus? Carthage Jerusalem Troy ParisCorrect Answer: Carthage 55. Which book credits St. Telesphorus with starting the tradition of Christmas Midnight Mass? Automonies ecclesiastiques Liber Pontificalis Depositio Martyrum Liber JudiciorumCorrect Answer: Liber Pontificalis 56. Who persecuted Christians during the papacy of St. Telesphorus? Nero Valerian Diocletian HadrianCorrect Answer: Hadrian ... Read more

61. Where was St. Sixtus I born? Verona Lausanne Rome Rocca SeccaCorrect Answer: Rome 62. What was St. Sixtus I’s father’s name? Jude Pastor Gaius CorneliusCorrect Answer: Pastor 63. When was St. Sixtus I pope? 619-625 705-707 496-498 115-125Correct Answer: 115-125 64. Who preceded St. Sixtus I? St. Alexander I St. Pontian St. Anterus St. Urban ICorrect Answer: St. Alexander I 65. Which hymn did St. Sixtus I order priests to sing with people during mass? Entrance hymn Sanctus Communion hymn BenedictusCorrect Answer: Sanctus 66. What did St. Sixtus I order to be touched only by priests during mass? Missal ... Read more

71. Where was St. Alexander I born? Luxor Damascus Amman RomeCorrect Answer: Rome 72. What was St. Alexander I’s father’s name? Philip Odysseus Alexander TelemachusCorrect Answer: Alexander 73. When was St. Alexander I pope? 105-115 222-230 311-314 418-422Correct Answer: 105-115 74. Which of the following is said to have been introduced by St. Alexander I? Scapular Rosary Holy water Holy YearCorrect Answer: Holy water 75. Who was the Roman emperor during the papacy of St. Alexander? Trajan Domitian Carcacalla LiciniusCorrect Answer: Trajan 76. Who is said to be the jailer converted by St. Alexander I? St. Sebastian St. Quirinius John ... Read more

81. Where was Johann Tetzel born? Pirna Berlin Vienna StrasbourgCorrect Answer: Pirna 82. Which order did Johann Tetzel join? Norbertine Pallottine Theatine DominicanCorrect Answer: Dominican 83. Who appointed Johann Tetzel to sell indulgences? Thomas Wolsey Albert of Brandenburg John Cicero Desiderius ErasmusCorrect Answer: Albert of Brandenburg 84. Who permitted sale of indulgences? Leo X Julius II Pius III Clement IVCorrect Answer: Leo X 85. Which of the following statements is attributed to Johann Tetzel? Limbo is the place for infants who die without baptism. Man is justified by faith alone. When a penny in the coffer rings, a soul in ... Read more

(This quiz is about St. Vincent, Deacon and Martyr.) 1) Who was the father of St. Vincent? a) Constantine b) Tarcius c) Julius d) Eutricius 2) Who was the mother of St. Vincent? a) Eudocia b) Pulcheria c) Jane d) Enola 3) Where was St. Vincent born? a) Madrid b) Huesca c) Barcelona d) La Paz