| A | B |
|---|
| Deacon | a man ordained to assist the bishops and priests in a variety of ways |
| Apologist | Christian thinkers who defended and explained Christian beliefs |
| Heresy | A belief, attitude, or teaching that is contrary to revealed truth and to the Church's doctrine of faith |
| Catechumen | Unbaptized person preparing for membership in the Church |
| Stephen | One of the first deacons & first martyr. |
| Tacitus | Roman Historian, probably first written account of Christ/Chrisitianity. Also wrote about Nero & Great Fire of Rome |
| Diocletian | Only person who tortured children. |
| Constantine | placed Chi-Rho symbol on helmets/uniforms and defeated enemy, became Emporer of the West |
| Martyr | Person who witness to the truth of the faith by enduring death to be faithful to Christ |
| Atheism | The denial that God exists |
| Canon | The Church's complete list of sacred books of the Bible |
| Assimilation | incorporating new concepts into existong themes |
| Nero | Burned Rome. |
| Domitian | Commanded all the line of David to be killed. |
| Pliny | Roman Governor, sent letter to Emporer Trajan asking what to do about Christians |
| Transitional Deacon | a deacon (assists the priest) who is studying to be a priest |
| Edict of Milan | Declaration allowing religious freedom in the Roman Empire |
| Incarnation | The truth that the second Person of the Blessed Trinity, while remaining God, assumed a human nature and became man |
| Tradition | The living and authentic transmission of the teachings of Jesus in the Church |
| Bishop | Means "overseers"; ordained Church leaders who are successors of the Apostles and have received the fullness of the Sacrament of Holy Orders |
| Perpetua | Emperor Severous killed this person and they became a martyr. |
| Trajan | Stated Christians should not be sought on but if reported and convicted to be punished. |
| Decon Laurence | Martyr: "You may turn me now, this side is done" |
| Permanent Deacon | a deacon (assists the priest) who may be married. is not studying to become a priest |
| Heretic | Someone baptized a Christian who obstinately holds a position on an article of faith that conflicts with officially defined Church teachings |
| Orthodoxy | A doctrine, belief, attitude, or teaching that is consistent with revealed truth and with the Church's doctrine of faith |
| Sacrament | Effective signs of grace, instituted by Christ and entrusted to the Church, by which we share in divine life through the work of the Holy Spirit |
| Felicity | Was 8 months pregnant and a slave; became a martyr. |
