Blog

(Sergius II is referred to as Sergius for the times before he became pope.) 1. Who created Sergius cardinal? Urban II Leo IX Paschal I Martin VCorrect Answer: Paschal I 2. Who appointed Sergius archpriest? Urban II Gregory IV Paschal I Martin VCorrect Answer: Gregory IV 3. When was Sergius II pope? 855-858 824-827 844-847 817-824Correct Answer: 844-847 4. Who was Sergius II’s rival, elected pope by popular acclamation? John Anastasius Theodore Constantine IICorrect Answer: John 5. Who sent an army to punish Sergius II and Roman nobles for breach of Roman Constitution of 824? Ferdinand II Lothair I Edward ... Read more

11. Where was Constantine born? Belgium Denmark Libya SyriaCorrect Answer: Syria 12. When was Constantine pope? 705-707 701-705 731-741 708-715Correct Answer: 708-715 13. When was Constantine consecrated pope? 25 March 708 22 May 731 16 August 701 21 October 705Correct Answer: 25 March 708 14. Who was the king of Mercia received by Constantine as a pilgrim and became a monk in Rome? Cenred Francis Edward AethelredCorrect Answer: Cenred 15. Which council’s canons did Constantine object to? Ephesus Lyon Quinisext ChalcedonCorrect Answer: Quinisext 16. Who invited Constantine to Constantinople in 710? Marcian Justinian II Theodoric ZenoCorrect Answer: Justinian II 17. ... Read more

21. Where was St. Leo II born? Cyprus Sicily Malta Isle of ManCorrect Answer: Sicily 22. What was St. Leo II’s father’s name? Gamaliel Barnabas Paul AquilaCorrect Answer: Paul 23. When was St. Leo II pope? 682-683 655-657 676-678 686-687Correct Answer: 682-683 24. Who delayed the confirmation of St. Leo II’s election as pope? Constance II Justin I Constantine IV MaximilianCorrect Answer: Constantine IV 25. What long was the gap between St. Leo II’s election and consecration? 2 years and 9 months 10 months 19 weeks 1 year and 7 monthsCorrect Answer: 1 year and 7 months 26. When was ... Read more

31. Where was Boniface V born? Naples Tripoli Benghazi FlorenceCorrect Answer: Naples 32. What was Boniface V’s father’s name? Philip Thomas John LevyCorrect Answer: John 33. When was Boniface V pope? 619-625 608-615 640-642 556-561Correct Answer: 619-625 34. When was Boniface V consecrated pope? 11 January 640 7 April 608 12 July 556 23 December 619Correct Answer: 23 December 619 35. Who marched towards Rome and wanted to be crowned emperor by Boniface V? Attila Eleutherius Alaric SpartacusCorrect Answer: Eleutherius 36. Whom did Boniface V prevent from translating relics? Acolytes Deacons Priests BishopsCorrect Answer: Acolytes 37. On which archbishop of ... Read more

41. What was St. Deusdedit’s father’s name? Stephen Lawrence Philemon OnesimusCorrect Answer: Stephen 42. What was St. Deusdedit at the time of his election? Porter Lector Priest AcolyteCorrect Answer: Priest 43. When was St. Deusdedit pope? 604-606 615-618 575-579 642-649Correct Answer: 615-618 44. When was St. Deusdedit consecrated pope? 19 January 642 9 April 604 11 August 575 19 October 615Correct Answer: 19 October 615 45. Which clergy did St. Deusdedit favour? Benedictine Carthusian Diocesan AugustinianCorrect Answer: Diocesan 46. Who was the Byzantine emperor during the papacy of St. Deusdedit? Leo VI Heraclius Constantine IV TheophilusCorrect Answer: Heraclius 47. When ... Read more

51. What was Boniface III’s father’s name? Alexius Angelus John Cataadioce Andronicus Commenus Stefan NemanjaCorrect Answer: John Cataadioce 52. Who sent Boniface III in 603 as a legate to Constantinople? St. Gregory I Pelagius II John III St. Felix IVCorrect Answer: St. Gregory I 53. From whom did Boniface III obtain an edict recognizing the diocese of Rome as head of all churches? Maurice Tiberius II Phocas Constantine IVCorrect Answer: Phocas 54. When was Boniface III pope? 640 607 336 708Correct Answer: 607 55. Who preceded Boniface III? Severinus Donus Sabinian Theodore IICorrect Answer: Sabinian 56. When was Boniface III ... Read more

61. Which pope was great-great grandfather of Gregory I? Donus Vitalian Felix III SabiniusCorrect Answer: Felix III 62. When was Gregory I pope? 480-520 622-632 570-584 590-604Correct Answer: 590-604 63. Which title to the patriarch of Constantinople did Gregory I object to? Catholicos Primate Tetrarch Ecumenical patriarchCorrect Answer: Ecumenical patriarch 64. What did Gregory I call himself? Monarch of all that he surveys Servant of the servants of God High King Apostolic KingCorrect Answer: Servant of the servants of God 65. Whom did Gregory I send to evangelise England? St. Augustine of Canterbury St. Dunstan of Canterbury St. Theodore of ... Read more

70. What was Benedict I’s father’s name? Robert Boniface Malcolm EdwardCorrect Answer: Boniface 71. What did the Greeks call Benedict I? Formosus Apollo Jupiter BonosusCorrect Answer: Bonosus 72. Where was Benedict I born? Rome Minturo Perugia VeniceCorrect Answer: Rome 73. When was Benedict I pope? 536-537 575-579 556-561 608-615Correct Answer: 575-579 74. Who preceded Benedict I? Severinus Martin I John III Theodore ICorrect Answer: John III 75. When was Benedict I consecrated pope? 2 June 575 25 March 608 18 August 556 21 October 536Correct Answer: 2 June 575 76. What did Benedict I grant to Abbot Stephen of St. ... Read more

80. What was John III’s father’s name? Anastasius Benedict Christopher DionysiusCorrect Answer: Anastasius 81. What was John III’s surname? Sulla Licinius Catelinus MariusCorrect Answer: Catelinus 82. Where was John III born? Lausanne Rome Geneva PerugiaCorrect Answer: Rome 83. When was John III pope? 537-555 642-649 561-574 619-625Correct Answer: 561-574 84. Who preceded John III? Severinus St. Eugene I Boniface V Pelagius ICorrect Answer: Pelagius I 85. When was John III consecrated pope? 11 January 642 28 April 619 17 July 561 21 October 537Correct Answer: 17 July 561 86. Whom did John III persuade to defend Rome against the Lombards? ... Read more

90. Who ordered that Silverius be deposed and Vigilius be made pope? Theodora Eudocia Pulcheria NataliaCorrect Answer: Theodora 91. Who carried out the order of deposing Silverius and replacing him with Vigilius as pope? Crassus Belisarius Octavius SpartacusCorrect Answer: Belisarius 92. When was Vigilius pope? 520-523 524-528 531-535 537-555Correct Answer: 537-555 93. Who issued an edict in 544 that caused the “Three Chapters Controversy”? Julian Justinian I Constance II Tiberius IICorrect Answer: Justinian I 94. When did Constantinople II meet? 553 521 525 560Correct Answer: 553 95. From where did Vigilius issue censures against clerics who supported Justinian I? Elba ... Read more