Q.1
Occasionally in the Announcements or Small-Ads of a newspaper, you may see someone has taken out space to proclaim 'Thanks to St Jude': why so?
  • Jude is the patron saint of healing
  • Jude is the patron saint of lost causes and objects
  • Jude is the patron saint of babies and children, so this might be a sign of thanks for a 'miracle' pregnancy or survival
  • Jude is the patron saint of gamblers
Q.2
By what method was St Sebastian intended to be martyred?
  • Burnt to death
  • Drowned
  • Shot full of arrows
  • Poisoned
Q.3
An image of St Veronica usually appears in the sixth Station of the Cross in Catholic and other like-minded churches: what is she remembered for having done?
  • Cried over Jesus' feet and then dried them with her hair
  • Wiped His face while he was carrying the cross, and His image was ('miraculously') transferred onto the veil with which she did this
  • Pleaded with the Roman soldiers to let Jesus be given something to drink
  • Threw herself at His feet and prayed for a blessing to cure her illness
Q.4
Which of the four Evangelists sums up Jesus' mission in the following words? 'God so loved the world that He gave His only-begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him may not perish but have everlasting life.'
  • Matthew
  • Mark
  • Luke
  • John
Q.5
Which female saint, a contemporary and trusted friend of Jesus himself, was for many years believed to have been a reformed prostitute?
  • St Hannah
  • St Emma
  • St Mary Magdalene
  • St Rachel
Q.6
Consider the following facts, or apparent facts, about Jesus' earthly father Joseph: He was a professional carpenter (which in those days may well have extended to making and repairing the wooden frames of buildings) He was significantly older than Mary He refused to annul his engagement to Mary (which he would have been entitled to do) after God made it clear to them that Jesus would be God's own Son, rather than Joseph's by more conventional means He appears to have died at some point between the time of Jesus' Temple visit at the age of 13, and when Jesus began His adult ministry.
  • None of these is likely to be true
  • Some of them may well be true (you needn't specify which ones you believe may be so)
  • Only two of them are true (again, you needn't specify which)
  • All of them are credible and likely
Q.7
When St Stephen became the first martyr (ie he was put to death, by stoning, for his faith), another future saint was present 'on the other side', holding the coats of the men that were casting the stones. Obviously he changed allegiances later. Who was he?
  • Polycarp
  • Anathasius
  • Scholasticus
  • Saul of Tarsus
Q.8
Towards the close of the first Christian millennium, this Greek-born missionary and his brother spread their faith into what is now Russia, and created (or adapted) an alphabet specifically for the purpose of converts being able to read and feed on the scriptures. Who was he?
  • St Antonius
  • St Constantine
  • St Cyril
  • St Petersburg
Q.9
His name means 'blessed'; he set up one of the biggest networks of religious houses (monasteries, abbeys etc) and their associated scholarship and good works. Who was he?
  • St Theodore
  • St Benedict
  • St Francis
  • St Bernard
Q.10
This British saint was a lifelong vegetarian, who lived a humble llfestyle despite the importance of the work he was doing in the church in the early 13th century; he was mentored by St Edmund of Abingdon. His tomb/shrine in Sussex was wrecked in the Reformation, but his words live on in the famous devotional prayer: 'Thanks be to Thee, my Lord Jesus Christ For all the benefits Thou hast given me, For all the pains and insults Thou hast borne for me. O most merciful Redeemer, friend and brother, May I know Thee more clearly, Love Thee more dearly, Follow Thee more nearly ...' Who was this saint?
  • Aloysius of Arundel
  • Richard of Chichester
  • Samuel of Brighton
  • Ernest of Worthing
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