Quiztastic friends,
I’m continuing my A to Z Catholic dictionary theme this issue. It’s H to N for this quiz but with a twist to the format. I give you the answer and you pick from two similar words. See how you do.
– H.C. Harold
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1) H
The writing of the lives of saints
- a) Hagiography
- b) Haggai
2) I
A wall or screen with icons and religious art on it that separates the main part of the church from the sanctuary in Eastern churches.
- a) Iconoclasm
- b) Iconostasis
3) J
Brother of John, son of Zebedee, one of the original 12 Apostles of Jesus.
- a) James the Greater
- b) James the Less
4) K
Community of believers mentioned by St. Luke in the Acts of the Apostles. Also a broader term to describe unity among Christians themselves and Christians with God.
- a) Koine
- b) Koinonia
5) L
Also known as Our Lady of the Angels, a statue of the Madonna and Child, which was found in Costa Rica and where a shrine was eventually built.
- a) Lady of La Leche
- b) La Negrita
6) M
Society of Mary, congregation of men religious founded by William Joseph Chaminade
- a) Marianists
- b) Marists
7) N
Lists of deceased persons, which in Catholicism are often those priests or religious in a particular congregation or area that’s kept by their community.
- a) Necrologies
- b) Necromancy
Answers: 1) a, 2) b, 3) a, 4) b, 5) b, 6) a, 7) a
