christians

• Jesus Christ


  Founder of Christian religion, Son of God sent to earth to save mankind
• Jesus


  Name means Savior, God saves, or help of the Lord
• Christ


  From the Greek word Christos, meaning the anointed one
• Jesus was born during the lifetime of Herod the Great
• No one knows the exact time of year Jesus was born, but Christians have celebrated his birthday since the 3rd century
• Virgin Mary


  Jesus' mother, wife of Joseph the carpenter, lived in Nazareth
• Jesus' ministry


  1. Revealed special mission after age 30

  2. John the Baptist prepared the way

  3. Jesus went to the desert to prepare

  4. Tempted by the devil

  5. Chose Capernaum as headquarters

  6. Chose 12 disciples to help him
• Jesus carried out most of his ministry in Galilee, also visited Samaria, Jerusalem and areas north of Galilee
• Jesus announced the kingdom of God and taught he had the power to forgive sins
• The Gospels tell of 36 miracles Jesus performed
• Jesus' first miracle was at a wedding feast in Cana
• Jesus blessed 5 loaves and 2 fishes and fed over 5,000 people
• Jesus walked on the sea in a storm
• Jesus: 'This is my body, which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me. This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.'
• Passion


  Includes Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem, cleansing of the Temple, anointing, Last Supper, agony, arrest, trials, crucifixion, death, and burial
• The "Passion narratives" describe these events in the four canonical Gospels
• The word "passion" may also apply to accounts of the suffering and death of Christian martyrs
• Jesus led the eleven remaining disciples to Bethany and was carried up into heaven
• Trinity


  The unity of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as three persons in one Godhead
• The word "Trinity" and the explicit doctrine do not appear in the New Testament
• The New Testament established the basis for the doctrine of the Trinity
• The Nicene Creed affirms beliefs about the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
• Day of Obligation


  Sunday, because Christ resurrected on Sunday
• Throughout Jesus' life and ministry, he never mentioned the Bible or ordered the apostles to write a book
• During the time of the apostles, the only scripture was the Old Testament
• Jesus founded the Church, not a book, as the basis of faith
• The Church selected the books that became the canon of the Bible
• The Catholic Church selected the 27 books of the New Testament out of over 300 Gospels and epistles
• There was no Bible for the first 399 years of Christianity
• Pope St. Damasus I in 382 AD chose the scriptures he considered genuine and ordered them
• St. Jerome, aided by the Holy Spirit, translated the scriptures into the Latin Vulgate from 367-397 AD
• The Land of Israel is considered holy because of its association with Jesus
• The 27 official books were added to the 46 books of old testament resulting to a single 73-book compilation called "the Bible"
• St. Jerome


  • 367-397 A.D. – Aided by the Holy Spirit, he translated the scriptures for 30 years in a cave in Jerusalem and called it "Latin Vulgate"
  • Catholic priest, theologian, historian, and doctor of the Church
  • Spoke Greek, Hebrew and Latin
  • Studied Aramaic, the spoken language of Jesus
• Pope St. Siricius

  Called the sacred Scriptures the "Bible" which means collection of books
• Archbishop Stephen Langton and Cardinal Hugo De Sancto Caro, Fr. Sancte Pagnini, O.P.


  Credited for Creating Chapters and verses in the Bible
• Land of Israel


  • Considered holy because of its association with the birth, ministry, crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus, whom Christians regard as the Savior or Messiah
• Relics of the apostles

  • St. Andrew: buried in Cathedral of Saint Andrew, Patras, Greece
  • St. Bartholomew: buried in the Basilica of Benevento, Italy, or Basilica of St. Bartholomew on the Island, Rome, Italy
  • St. James the Great: buried in Santiago de Compostela Cathedral in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain
  • St. James, son of Alphaeus: buried in the Cathedral of St. James in Jerusalem
  • St. John: no relics
  • St. Jude Thaddeus: buried in St. Peter's Basilica under the St. Joseph altar with St. Simon the Zealot
  • St. Matthew: buried in the Salerno Cathedral, Italy
  • St. Matthias: buried in the St. Matthias' Abbey in Trier, Germany
  • St. Paul: relics located in the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls in Rome
  • St. Peter: buried in St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, Rome, Italy
  • St. Philip: buried in the Church of the Holy Apostles in Rome or possibly Hierapolis, modern Turkey
  • St. Simon the Zealot: buried in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome under the St. Joseph altar with St. Jude
  • St. Thomas: buried in the San Thome Basilica in Chennai, India
• Christian celebrations and festivals

  • Advent
  • Christmas
  • Epiphany
  • Lent
  • Holy Week
  • Easter
  • Ascension Day
  • Pentecost
  • Saints' Days
  • All Souls' Day
  • Immaculate Conception
• Salvation in Roman Catholicism


  Faith and Good works, Traditions and Sacred Scripture, Grace and merit, Christ, Mary and the intercession of the saints, God, Saints and Hierarchy of the Church