Blog

1. What was Benedict I’s father’s name? Robert Boniface Malcolm EdwardCorrect Answer: Boniface 2. What did the Greeks call Benedict I? Formosus Apollo Jupiter BonosusCorrect Answer: Bonosus 3. Where was Benedict I born? Rome Minturo Perugia VeniceCorrect Answer: Rome 4. When was Benedict I pope? 536-537 575-579 556-561 608-615Correct Answer: 575-579 5. Who preceded Benedict I? Severinus Martin I John III Theodore ICorrect Answer: John III 6. When was Benedict I consecrated pope? 2 June 575 25 March 608 18 August 556 21 October 536Correct Answer: 2 June 575 7. What did Benedict I grant to Abbot Stephen of St. ... Read more

11. What was John III’s father’s name? Anastasius Benedict Christopher DionysiusCorrect Answer: Anastasius 12. What was John III’s surname? Sulla Licinius Catelinus MariusCorrect Answer: Catelinus 13. Where was John III born? Lausanne Rome Geneva PerugiaCorrect Answer: Rome 14. When was John III pope? 537-555 642-649 561-574 619-625Correct Answer: 561-574 15. Who preceded John III? Severinus St. Eugene I Boniface V Pelagius ICorrect Answer: Pelagius I 16. When was John III consecrated pope? 11 January 642 28 April 619 17 July 561 21 October 537Correct Answer: 17 July 561 17. Whom did John III persuade to defend Rome against the Lombards? ... Read more

21. Who ordered that Silverius be deposed and Vigilius be made pope? Theodora Eudocia Pulcheria NataliaCorrect Answer: Theodora 22. Who carried out the order of deposing Silverius and replacing him with Vigilius as pope? Crassus Belisarius Octavius SpartacusCorrect Answer: Belisarius 23. When was Vigilius pope? 520-523 524-528 531-535 537-555Correct Answer: 537-555 24. Who issued an edict in 544 that caused the “Three Chapters Controversy”? Julian Justinian I Constance II Tiberius IICorrect Answer: Justinian I 25. When did Constantinople II meet? 553 521 525 560Correct Answer: 553 26. From where did Vigilius issue censures against clerics who supported Justinian I? Elba ... Read more

31. Where was Silverius born? Frosinone Alexandria Luxor SpartaCorrect Answer: Frosinone 32. Who was Silverius’ father? Eulalius Hormisdas Ursicinus ZosimusCorrect Answer: Hormisdas 33. What was Silverius at the time of his nomination as pope? Porter Lector Deacon Sub deaconCorrect Answer: Sub deacon 34. Who nominated Silverius pope? Ermanaric Odoacer Athalaric TheodahadCorrect Answer: Theodahad 35. When was Silverius consecrated pope? 20 January 524 8 June 536 22 July 576 24 October 557Correct Answer: 8 June 536 36. Whom did Silverius refuse to restore as the patriarch of Constantinople? Anthimus Athenagoras I Sergius EutychiusCorrect Answer: Anthimus 37. Who surrounded Rome when Silverius ... Read more

41. What was St. Boniface I’s father’s name? Hilarius Jocundus Valerius DionysiusCorrect Answer: Jocundus 42. Who ordained St. Boniface I a priest? St. Damasus I Adrian II St. Paschal I VigiliusCorrect Answer: St. Damasus I 43. Who sent St. Boniface I as a legate to Constantinople? St. Gregory I St. Innocent I John III St. Felix IVCorrect Answer: St. Innocent I 44. When was St. Boniface I pope? 418-422 461-468 533-535 537-555Correct Answer: 418-422 45. When was St. Boniface I elected pope? 2 January 537 7 May 533 22 August 461 28 December 418Correct Answer: 28 December 418 46. Who ... Read more

51. Where was Liberius born? Venice Genoa Rome MilanCorrect Answer: Rome 52. When was Liberius pope? 248-252 370-375 260-268 352-366Correct Answer: 352-366 53. When was Liberius elected pope? 11 January 248 17 May 352 16 August 370 21 October 260Correct Answer: 17 May 352 54. Whose condemnation Liberius refused to sign? St. Athanasius St. John Chrysostom St. Joan of Arc St. PolycarpCorrect Answer: St. Athanasius 55. Who exiled Liberius to Beroea? Constantius II Justin II Theodora IreneCorrect Answer: Constantius II 56. Who was the antipope installed in opposition to Liberius? Sylvester IV Felix II Victor IV EulaliusCorrect Answer: Felix II ... Read more

61. Where was St. Julius I born? Florence Turin Rome PaduaCorrect Answer: Rome 62. What was St. Julius I’s father’s name? Prometheus Rusticus Tullius TarquinusCorrect Answer: Rusticus 63. When was St. Julius I pope? 337-352 314-335 355-365 384-399Correct Answer: 337-352 64. When was St. Julius I elected pope? 6 February 337 28 April 314 8 August 384 16 November 355Correct Answer: 6 February 337 65. How long was the papacy vacant before the election of St. Julius I? Ten days Six weeks Four months Two yearsCorrect Answer: Four months 66. Who was the patriarch of Alexandria to whom St. Julius ... Read more

71. Where was St. Eusebius born? Greece Syria Lebanon YemenCorrect Answer: Greece 72. When was St. Eusebius pope? 296-304 269-274 309/310 399-401Correct Answer: 309/310 73. When was St. Eusebius consecrated pope? 21 January 399 18 April 309/310 16 July 296 21 October 269Correct Answer: 18 April 309/310 74. Who headed the faction that wanted apostates to be readmitted without penance and opposed St. Eusebius? Novatian Ursicinus Heraclius EulaliusCorrect Answer: Heraclius 75. Who exiled St. Eusebius? Hadrian Trajan Balbinus MaxentiusCorrect Answer: Maxentius 76. When did St. Eusebius die? 28 March 401 14 May 304 17 August 309/310 19 December 274Correct Answer: ... Read more

81. Where was St. Marcellus I born? Alexandria Bengazi Rome VeniceCorrect Answer: Rome 82. When was St. Marcellus I pope? 275-283 384-399 337-352 308-309Correct Answer: 308-309 83. Who preceded St. Marcellus I? St. Gelasius I St. Marcellinus Liberius St. SiriciusCorrect Answer: St. Marcellinus 84. Who had persecuted Christians during the papacy of St. Marcellus I’s predecessor? Nero Trajan Diocletian HadrianCorrect Answer: Diocletian 85. Who rioted against the decision of St. Marcellus I to impose penance for readmission into the church? Apostates Schismatics Heretics PagansCorrect Answer: Apostates 86. Who banished St. Marcellus I from Rome? Licinius Maxentius Galerius JulianCorrect Answer: Maxentius ... Read more

91. Where was St. Marcellinus born? Rome Perugia Viterbo AvignonCorrect Answer: Rome 92. What was St. Marcellinus’ father’s name? Silverius Projectus Honorius PascalCorrect Answer: Projectus 93. When was St. Marcellinus pope? 296-304 260-268 337-352 269-274Correct Answer: 296-304 94. Who preceded St. Marcellinus? Ananstasius II St. Hilarius Vigilius St. CaiusCorrect Answer: St. Caius 95. When was St. Marcellinus elected pope? 11 January 337 30 June 296 8 August 260 21 October 269Correct Answer: 30 June 296 96. Who began the persecution of Christians during the papacy of St. Marcellinus? Diocletian Numerian Caligula ValerianCorrect Answer: Diocletian 97. Who denied the charge that ... Read more