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1. What was St. Gregory II’s father’s name? Marcellus Dionysius Jerome PelagiusCorrect Answer: Marcellus 2. What was St. Gregory II’s mother’s name? Augusta Julia Honesta OctaviaCorrect Answer: Honesta 3. Who appointed St. Gregory II treasurer? Adrian I St. Sergius I Eugene II ValentineCorrect Answer: St. Sergius I 4. Whom did St. Gregory II accompany to Constantinople? Benedict III St. Leo IV Marinus I ConstantineCorrect Answer: Constantine 5. When was St. Gregory II pope? 708-715 687-701 715-731 705-707Correct Answer: 715-731 6. When was St. Gregory II elected pope? 22 January 705 19 May 715 25 July 708 21 October 687Correct Answer: ... Read more

11. What was St. Gregory III’s father’s name? Paul James John PhilipCorrect Answer: John 12. What was St. Gregory III at the time he became pope? Priest Lector Deacon AcolyteCorrect Answer: Priest 13. When was St. Gregory III pope? 701-705 705-707 731-741 752-757Correct Answer: 731-741 14. When was St. Gregory III elected pope? 11 February 731 22 April 752 16 August 705 21 October 701Correct Answer: 11 February 731 15. When was St. Gregory III consecrated pope? 14 December 701 1 May 752 18 March 731 19 February 705Correct Answer: 18 March 731 16. Which controversy confronted St. Gregory III? ... Read more

21. Where was St. Zachary born? Albano Dublin San Severino BrusselsCorrect Answer: San Severino 22. When was St. Zachary pope? 757-767 741-752 767-772 816-817Correct Answer: 741-752 23. When was St. Zachary elected pope? 11 March 757 24 April 767 24 August 816 30 November 741Correct Answer: 30 November 741 24. When was St. Zachary consecrated pope? 15 March 757 28 April 767 24 August 816 5 December 741Correct Answer: 5 December 741 25. Whose deposition did St. Zachary support? Childeric III Henry IV Philip III Louis XVICorrect Answer: Childeric III 26. Who was anointed king of the Franks after St. ... Read more

(Stephen II is also known as Stephen (II)III.) 31. What was Stephen II at the time he became pope? Porter Lector Deacon AcolyteCorrect Answer: Deacon 32. When was Stephen II pope? 731-741 752-757 767-772 686-687Correct Answer: 752-757 33. When was Stephen II elected pope? 26 March 752 22 April 686 10 August 731 12 December 767Correct Answer: 26 March 752 34. When did Stephen II meet Pippin III in Gaul? 6 January 754 25 May 688n 12 September 733 17 November 769Correct Answer: 6 January 754 35. Which Lombard king tried to conquer Rome during the papacy of Stephen II? ... Read more

41. When was Adrian I pope? 772-795 801-812 815-816 822-824Correct Answer: 772-795 42. When was Adrian I elected pope? 1 February 772 22 April 801 24 August 815 21 October 822Correct Answer: 1 February 772 43. Who came to the aid of Adrian I and imprisoned Desiderius? Ferdinand Alaric Charlemagne Henry IICorrect Answer: Charlemagne 44. Where was Desiderius sent to live in a monastery? Mount Athos Valetta Nicosia CorbieCorrect Answer: Corbie 45. Which doctrine did Adrian I oppose? Existentialism Adoptionism Phenomenalism LutheranismCorrect Answer: Adoptionism 46. Which ecumenical council was held during the papacy of Adrian I? Lateran III Constantinople I ... Read more

51. Where was St. Leo III born? Berne Lausanne Rome ViennaCorrect Answer: Rome 52. When was St. Leo III pope? 795-816 622-644 819-821 780-784Correct Answer: 795-816 53. When was St. Leo III elected pope? 11 January 622 22 April 819 16 August 780 26 December 795Correct Answer: 26 December 795 54. When was St. Leo III consecrated pope? 14 January 622 25 April 819 17 August 780 27 December 795Correct Answer: 27 December 795 55. Whom did St. Leo III recognise as the patricius of the Romans? Romulus Augustus Charlemagne Diocletian JulianCorrect Answer: Charlemagne 56. When was St. Leo III ... Read more

61. Where was St. Paschal I born? Constantinople Rome Adrianople LuxorCorrect Answer: Rome 62. When was St. Paschal I pope? 767-772 795-816 817-824 844-847Correct Answer: 817-824 63. What was St. Paschal I at the time of his election? Novice Regent Abbot ChaplainCorrect Answer: Abbot 64. When was St. Paschal I elected pope? 26 January 817 22 April 767 11 August 795 21 October 844Correct Answer: 26 January 817 65. Whom did St. Paschal I crown co-emperor? Charles Martel Lothair I William Rufus Louis IICorrect Answer: Lothair I 66. Who issued Constitutio Romana? Michael II Lothair I Charles II AdelchisCorrect Answer: ... Read more

71. Where was Eugene II born? Berlin Rome Augsburg WormsCorrect Answer: Rome 72. Where was Eugene II archpriest? St. Sabina St. Paul outside the Walls St. John at the Latin Gate St. Mary MajorCorrect Answer: St. Sabina 73. When was Eugene II pope? 816-817 824-827 862-867 847-855Correct Answer: 824-827 74. Who preceded Eugene II? St. Paschal I Adrian II Valentine RomanusCorrect Answer: St. Paschal I 75. When was Eugene II elected pope? 11 January 847 6 June 824 16 August 862 9 December 855Correct Answer: 6 June 824 76. Who was Eugene II’s rival to papacy? Balthazar Felix V Anastasius ... Read more

81. Where was Valentine born? Amiens Lisbon Trent RomeCorrect Answer: Rome 82. What was Valentine’s father’s name? Heraclitus Leontius Titus LinusCorrect Answer: Leontius 83. Who ordained Valentine a priest? Sergius II Adrian II St. Paschal I Boniface VICorrect Answer: St. Paschal I 84. Which office was held by Valentine under St. Paschal I? Archdeacon Librarian Chancellor ProcuratorCorrect Answer: Archdeacon 85. When was Valentine pope? 827 708 897 928Correct Answer: 827 86. Where was Valentine when he was elected pope? Colosseum St. Mary Major Basilica Sistine Chapel Venetian PalaceCorrect Answer: St. Mary Major Basilica 87. Who preceded Valentine? Eugene II Lando ... Read more

(Gregory IV is referred as Gregory for the times before he became pope.) 91. What was Gregory’s father’s name? Peter James John LukeCorrect Answer: John 92. Who ordained Gregory a priest? St. Paschal I St. Leo IV Benedict III Adrian IICorrect Answer: St. Paschal I 93. At which basilica was Gregory priest? St. John Lateran St. Paul’s St. Mark’s St. Mary MajorCorrect Answer: St. Mark’s 94. When was Gregory IV pope? 847-855 795-816 816-817 827-844Correct Answer: 827-844 95. When was Gregory IV elected pope? 14 January 847 18 April 816 12 August 795 20 December 827Correct Answer: 20 December 827 ... Read more