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1. What was St. Mark’s father’s name? Honorius Joseph Priscus ThomasCorrect Answer: Priscus 2. When was St. Mark pope? 311-314 336 417-418 607Correct Answer: 336 3. When was St. Mark consecrated pope? 18 January 336 10 May 607 16 July 417 21 November 311Correct Answer: 18 January 336 4. How many priests did St. Mark ordain during his papacy? 40 36 25 22Correct Answer: 25 5. How many basilicas did St. Mark build? Three Two One FiveCorrect Answer: Two 6. When did St. Mark die? 18 March 607 25 April 311 12 September 417 7 October 336Correct Answer: 7 October ... Read more

11. When was St. Damasus I pope? 385-390 325-330 366-384 336-356Correct Answer: 366-384 12. When did St. Damasus I become pope? 11 January 325 12 April 385 26 August 336 1 October 366Correct Answer: 1 October 366 13. Who was the antipope elected in opposition to St. Damasus I? Dioscorus Eulalius Ursinus LaurentiusCorrect Answer: Ursinus 14. 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 15. Which language was introduced as the language of the mass during the papacy of St. Damasus I? ... Read more

21. What was St. Anastasius I’s father’s name? Licinius Cornelius Paul MaximusCorrect Answer: Maximus 22. Where was St. Anastasius I born? Augsburg Rome Orleans RotterdamCorrect Answer: Rome 23. When was St. Anastasius I pope? 399-401 275-283 283-296 296-304Correct Answer: 399-401 24. When did St. Anastasius I become pope? 12 February 296 22 April 283 16 August 275 27 November 399Correct Answer: 27 November 399 25. Whose writings did St. Anastasius I condemn? Tertullian Origen Eusebius BrunoCorrect Answer: Origen 26. Who had translated Origen’s writings into Latin? Flavius Stilicho Gaius Luscinus Tyrannius Rufinus Maximus PlanudesCorrect Answer: Tyrannius Rufinus 27. Of which ... Read more

31. Where was Innocent I born? Albano Lyon Rochester OrleansCorrect Answer: Albano 32. When was Innocent I pope? 360-396 398-400 419-431 401-417Correct Answer: 401-417 33. When was Innocent I consecrated pope? 11 January 360 27 May 498 16 August 419 22 December 401Correct Answer: 22 December 401 34. Whom did Innocent I order to be reinstated as the patriarch of Constantinople? Anthimus St. Basil St. John Chrysostom EutychiusCorrect Answer: St. John Chrysostom 35. 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

41. What was Celestine I at the time he became pope? Porter Lector Deacon AcolyteCorrect Answer: Deacon 42. When was Celestine I pope? 440-444 412-421 448-456 422-432Correct Answer: 422-432 43. When was Celestine I elected pope? 11 January 440 22 April 412 10 September 422 12 October 448Correct Answer: 10 September 422 44. Which emperor was said to be a relative of Celestine I? Claudius Titus Diocletian ValentinianCorrect Answer: Valentinian 45. Who was the patriarch of Constantinople who said Mary was not Theotokos? Anthimus Nestorius Sergius EutychiusCorrect Answer: Nestorius 46. Which ecumenical council was held during the papacy of Celestine ... Read more

51. When was St. Sixtus III pope? 401-417 418-422 432-440 461-468Correct Answer: 432-440 52. When was St. Sixtus III consecrated pope? 6 January 418 5 May 461 31 July 432 21 October 401Correct Answer: 31 July 432 53. Which ecumenical council’s Acts did St. Sixtus III approve? Lyon II Constantinople III Ephesus VienneCorrect Answer: Ephesus 54. Which basilica did St. Sixtus III restore? Liberian St. Peter’s Holy Cross in Jerusalem St. AmbroseCorrect Answer: Liberian 55. Which Roman emperor gave gifts to St. Sixtus III? Theodosius II Constantius III Valentinian III HonoriusCorrect Answer: Valentinian III 56. Over which territory did St. ... Read more

61. What was St. Leo I’s father’s name? Eusebius Spartacus Antonius QuintianusCorrect Answer: Quintianus 62. Who sent St. Leo I to Gaul to settle a dispute between Aetius and Albinus? Arcadius Valentinian III Constantius II HonoriusCorrect Answer: Valentinian III 63. When was St. Leo I pope? 417-418 418-422 440-461 355-365Correct Answer: 440-461 64. When was St. Leo I consecrated pope? 8 February 418 17 May 417 29 September 440 21 October 355Correct Answer: 29 September 440 65. Against whom did St. Leo I write a treatise on 21 July 447? Eutychians Manichaeans Pelagians PriscillianistsCorrect Answer: Priscillianists 66. Of which patriarchate ... Read more

71. Where was Simplicius born? Zagreb Skopje Florence TivoliCorrect Answer: Tivoli 72. What was Simplicius’ father’s name? Philip Heraculanus Castinus CanuteCorrect Answer: Castinus 73. When was Simplicius pope? 460-464 468-483 485-490 494-499Correct Answer: 468-483 74. When did Simplicius become pope? 3 March 468 22 April 460 16 August 485 5 October 495Correct Answer: 3 March 468 75. Who was the Eastern Roman emperor to support Monophysites in 475? Leo I Basiliscus Leo II TheodoricCorrect Answer: Basiliscus 76. Who was the last emperor of Western Roman Empire, deposed in 476? Aetius Julian the Apostate Ricimus Romulus AugustulusCorrect Answer: Romulus Augustulus 77. ... Read more

81. When was St. Felix III pope? 483-492 496-498 417-418 422-432Correct Answer: 483-492 82. When was St. Felix III consecrated pope? 13 March 483 22 April 422 11 September 496 10 November 417Correct Answer: 13 March 483 83. Who published Henotikon? Theodoric Odoacer Basiliscus ZenoCorrect Answer: Zeno 84. Who was the patriarch of Constantinople excommunicated by St. Felix III? Anthimus Acacius John of Cappadocia EutychiusCorrect Answer: Acacius 85. Which schism began during the papacy of St. Felix III? Acacian Albigenses Photian HussiteCorrect Answer: Acacian 86. When did St. Felix III die? 1 March 492 25 May 418 12 July 432 ... Read more

91. What was St. Gelasius I’s father’s name? Silverius Benedict Valerius DionysiusCorrect Answer: Valerius 92. When was St. Gelasius I pope? 530-532 533-535 432-440 492-496Correct Answer: 492-496 93. When was St. Gelasius I elected pope? 12 June 533 1 March 492 12 August 530 11 October 432Correct Answer: 1 March 492 94. Which pagan feast did St. Gelasius I oppose? Saturnalia Lupercalia Feast of fools HalloweenCorrect Answer: Lupercalia 95. Who was the king of Ostrogoths during the papacy of St. Gelasius I? Theodoric Ermanaric Sarus AmmiusCorrect Answer: Theodoric 96. Who was the Byzantine emperor during the papacy of St. Gelasius ... Read more