St Augustine of Hippo Patrick/Ireland SHORT

St. Augustine realized that only in ______ could our restless hearts find rest.

• God

• prayer

• church

• solitude

When the bishop of the city of Hippo died, Augustine was consecrated ______.

• deacon

• pope

• Bishop

St. Brigid was a remarkable figure in the church during the Dark Ages because of

a.   her resistance to an arranged marriage

b.   her choice of a single life devoted to God and service to humankind

c.   her foundation of a double monastery

d.         all of the above

•    her resistance to an arranged marriage

•   her choice of a single life devoted to God and service to humankind

• c.   her foundation of a double monastery in Kildaire

• All are correct

St. Patrick’s unique approach was to

•    send preachers to Ireland to travel from house to house

•   assemble an army to ease his way into Ireland to put down the rebellion of the Druids

•    establish monasteries throughout Ireland

• d  drive out all serpents and lizards from the island

St. Patrick, did not drive the snakes out of Ireland, but he did drive out the evil practice of the druids of human and aniimal sacrifice

• True

• False

  A unique and valuable kind of Christianity flourished in Ireland partially because

• monastic life gave people a home and a pastime

• the Irish people characteristically welcome people with new ideas

• the Bible was set to poetry, which the Irish like

• Ireland was isolated from the trouble and disruption that plagued Europe at that time

After Patrick became a bishop, he

 

• returned to Ireland to preach the Good News to the Irish people

• sent illuminated books to Ireland

• sent armies to control the Druids

• suppressed the folklore and oral tradition of the Celts

The Celts (Irish) had a rich oral tradition and an extensive written tradition before the

Christian monks arrived. They had written many book on philosophy, myths and history

• True

• False

Though St. Brigid established unique monasteries with many monks and nuns, they

remained under the control of the local chieftains (Irish rulers)

• True

• False

St Augustine wrote the book________________. It describes he struggle with his life and faith and his conversion to Christianity

• Gospel of John

• The Confessions

• On the Trinity