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  1. Christian literature from the first two centuries is written in:

a. latino
b. greco
c. copto
d. armeno

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Greek

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  1. Patrology studies The Father, but not from the perspective of:

a. works
b. life
c. theology
d. sanctity

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Sanctity

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  1. Patristics studies:

a. The life
b. The works
c. The theology
d. The sanctity

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b. works

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  1. The Fathers of the Church are:

a. All apostles
b. All bishops
c. All apologists
d. All heretics

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c. All apologists

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  1. Which of these characteristics don’t pertain to the Fathers?

a. Antiquity
b. Sanctity
c. Episcopacy
d. Orthodoxy

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c. Episcopacy

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  1. Is not a Doctor of the Church:

a. St. Ambrose
b. St. Iraneus
c. St. Augustine
d. St. Jerome

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b. St. Iraneus

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  1. Doesn’t belong to the “Great Ecumenical Teachers”:

a. Origen
b. Basil the Great
c. Gregory Nazienzen
d. John Chrisostom

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a. Origen

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  1. The Fathers of the Church are witness to:

a. Scripture
b. Tradition
c. Teaching
d. Sanctity

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b. Tradition

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  1. The Apostolic Fathers are seen before the year:

a. 130
b. 140
c. 150
d. 160

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c. 150

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  1. Is not one of the Apostolic Fathers:

a. Clement
b. Ignatius
c. Justin
d. Erma

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c. Justin

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  1. The Apostolic Fathers write completely in:

a. Latin
b. Greek
c. Coptic
d. Armenian

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b. Greek

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  1. The Didache is:

a. a manual
b. an apology
c. a letter
d. a treatise

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a. a manual

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  1. The Didache does not have primarily this content:

a. liturgical
b. disciplinary
c. escatalogical
d. spiritual

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d. spiritual

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  1. Clement of Rome was successor of Peter in the years:

a. 80-90
b. 90-100
c. 100-110
d. 110-120

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90-100

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  1. The author of the Letter to the Corinthians is:

a. Clement
b. Ignatius
c. Justin
d. Erma

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Clement I

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  1. The Letter to the Corinthians is important for the topic of:

a. Primacy
b. Fasting
c. Ecumenism
d. Exegesis

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Primacy (of Rome)

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  1. The Letters of St. Ignatius of Antioch are (how many):

a. 3
b. 5
c. 7
d. 9

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7

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  1. St. Ignatius of Antioch was sentenced not long before the year:

a. 105
b. 135
c. 165
d. 195

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135

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  1. Which of the following communities is not a Letter of St. Ignatius of Antioch directed to Christians:

a. Ephesus
b. Magnesia
c. Tralli
d. Corinth

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Corinth

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  1. The Letter of Pseudo-Barnabas is important in this context:

a. Dogmatic
b. Exegetical
c. Moral
d. Apocryphral

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Exegetical

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  1. The Pastor of Erma is a writer:

a. Dogmatic
b. Exegetical
c. Moral
d. Apocryphral

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Apocryphal

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  1. The Pastor of Erma was near the year:

a. 50
b. 100
c. 150
d. 200

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200

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  1. The Pastor of Erma work is composed of:

a. 2 visions / 12 precepts / 10 words
b. 5 visions / 5 precepts / 10 words
c. 5 visions / 12 precepts / 10 words
d. 2 visions / 12 precepts / 12 words

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5 visions / 12 precepts / 10 words

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  1. The Christology of the Pastor of Erma is characterized by:

a. Rigorist
b. Ambiguity
c. Nicene
d. Heterdoxy

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Ambiguity

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25. Is not one of the Apologists: a. Quadrato b. Atenagora c. Erma d. Aristide
Erma
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26. The author of the Dialogue with Trypho is: a. Clement b. Ignatius c. Justin d. Erma
Justin Martyr (Giustino)
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27. Under the name of “Ippolito” we surely find: a. 3 authors well defined b. 2 groups of works c. one unity of thought d. no elements of heresy
2 groups of works
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28. St. Iraneus wrote: a. Lettera a Diogneto b. Adversus Haereses c. Il Pastore d. De Principiis
Adversus Haereses
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29. Doesn’t belong to the School of Alexanadria: a. Clement b. Origen c. Iraneus d. Panteus
Iraneus
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30. Clement of Alexandria wrote: a. A Diogneto b. Pastore c. Adversus Haereses d. Stromata
Stromata
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31. The author of “De unitate Ecclesiae” is: a. Origen b. Tertullian c. Cyprian d. Jerome
Cyprian
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32. The author of “Contro Noeto” is: a. Origen b. Tertullian c. Cyprian d. Ippolito
Ippolito
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33. The author of Apologeticum is: a. Origen b. Tertullian c. Cyprian d. Ippolito
Tertulliano
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34. The author of Ad Donatum is: a. Origen b. Tertullian c. Cyprian d. Ippolito
Cipriano (Cyprian)
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35. The author of De carnis resurrectione is: a. Origen b. Tertullian c. Cyprian d. Ippolito
Tertullian
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36. The author of De anima is: a. Origen b. Tertullian c. Cyprian d. Ippolito
Tertullian
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37. The author of Anticristo is: a. Origen b. Tertullian c. Cyprian d. Ippolito
Ippolito
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38. The author of De dominca oratione is: a. Origen b. Tertullian c. Cyprian d. Ippolito
Cipriano (Cyprian)
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39. The first to teach of the concept of a person in the Trinitarian context was: a. Origen b. Tertullian c. Cyprian d. Ippolito
Tertullian
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40. Fought against the “confessors”: a. Origen b. Tertullian c. Cyprian d. Ippolito
Cyprian
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41. Didn’t write a work on prayer: a. Origen b. Tertullian c. Cyprian d. Ippolito
Ippolito
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42. Ippolito the Martyr didn’t write: a. Elenchos b. Peri pantòs c. Cronica d. Contro Noeto
Contro Noeto
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43. Bishop Ippolito did not have the characteristic of: a. Ecclesiastic b. Binitarian c. Exegetical d. Millenarian
Binitarian (binitarismo)
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44. Tertullian did not write: a. De ieiunio b. De pudicitia c. De pallio d. De principiis
De principiis
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45. Tertullian became a: a. Gnostic b. Lapsed c. Montanist d. Martyr
Montanist
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46. Iraneus refuted: a. Gnosticism b. Old Testament c. Montanism d. Martyrdom
Gnosticism
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47. Polycarp of Symrna wrote a letter to: a. Romans b. Philippians c. Corinthians d. Ephesians
Filipesi (phillippians)
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48. Papia di Hierapolis was: a. Docetist b. Gnostic c. Milleniarist d. Lapsed
Millenarista
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49. Il Diatessaron is from: a. Taziano b. Atenagora c. Teofilo d. Quadrato
Taziano
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50. Valentino is a: a. Gnostic b. Lapsed c. Montanist d. Martyr
Gnostic
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51. Eusebio di Cesarea wrote a life of: a. Traiano b. Nerone c. Constantino d. Tibero
Constantine
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52. La Historia Ecclesiasic of Eusebius was written in the year: a. 313 b. 324 c. 337 d. 339
324
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53. St. Athanasius participated in the council of: a. Chalcedon b. Constantinople c. Ephesus d. Nicea
Nicea
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54. The catechetical mystagogy was written by: a. Cyril of Constantinople b. Cyril of Chalcedon c. Cyril of Jerusalem d. Cyril of Alexandria
Cyril of Jerusalem
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55. The “Cappadoci” were: a. The Cyril's (Constantinople, Chalcedon, etc.) b. The Gregory's (Nazianzo, Nyssa) + Basil c. The Clement's (Rome, Alexandria) + Origen d. None of the Above
The Gregory’s (Nazianzo, Nissa) + Basil
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56. The exegesis of Origen is, above all: a. Typological b. Spiritual c. Literal d. Moral
spiritual
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57. That of St. Ambrose, in turn, is: a. Typological b. Spiritual c. Literal d. Moral
spiritual
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58. And that of Didamo il cieco: a. Typological b. Spiritual c. Literal d. Moral
spiritual
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59. St. Hilary of Poitiers wrote: a. De Trinitate b. Regula Pastoralis c. De Consolatione philosophiae d. De viris illustribus
De Trinitate
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60. St. Ambrose had much influence on: a. Clement of Rome b. Augustine of Hippo c. Diodoro of Tarsus d. Teodoro of Mopsuestia
St. Augustine (Agostino di Ippona)
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61. Which is the work of Ambrose of Milan that is similar to one by Cicero? a. Hortensius b. De officiis c. De amicitia d. De viris illustribus
De officiis
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62. St. Jermone wrote: a. De Trinitate b. Regula Pastoralis c. De Consolatione philosophiae d. De viris illustribus
De viris illustribus
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63. The term “homousios” was defined in: a. Chalcedon b. Constantinople c. Ephesus d. Nicea
Nicea
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64. St. Augustine wrote: a. De Trinitate b. Regula Pastoralis c. De Consolatione philosophiae d. De viris illustribus
De Trinitate
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65. The Donatists affirmed that: a. Holy Spirit not consubstantial with Father b. Madonna was not Mother of God c. Grace is only to help for not sinning d. The true Catholic Church is that of the pure and the martyrs
The true Catholic Church is that of the pure and the martyrs
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66. Who wrote The Life of Moses? a. St. Augustine b. St. Gregory the Nazianzus c. St. Gregory of Nyssa d. St. Basil the Great
St. Gregory of Nyssa
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67. St. Augustine, before his conversion, was: a. Monophysite b. Montanist c. Manichean d. Monergist
Manichean
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68. St. Augustine, after his conversation, si e’ recato a: a. Philadelphia b. Ephesus c. Cassiaca d. Ariccia
Cassiciaco
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69. St. Augustine died in the year: a. 313 b. 424 c. 430 d. 450
430
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70. Nestorio affirmed that: a. Holy Spirit not consubstantial with Father b. Madonna was not Mother of God c. Grace is only a help for not sinning d. The true Catholic Church is that of the pure and the martyrs
Mary is not the mother of God
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71. Didimo il cieco was director of a school of: a. Alexandria b. Athens c. Antioch d. Ariccia
Alexandria
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72. Epifanio di Salamina is noted principally for: a. Panatenaiche b. Panteno c. Pandecta d. Panarion
Panarion
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73. Eutiche was condemned in the council of: a. Chalcedon b. Constantinople c. Ephesus d. Nicea
Chalcedon
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74. Leone Magno wrote his famous Letter to: a. Eutiche b. Athanasius c. Cassiodoro d. Flaviano
Flaviano
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75. Giovanni di Domasco fought against: a. Gnostics b. Lapsed c. Iconoclasts d. Martyrs
Iconoclasts
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76. Giovanni di Domasco wrote: a. The Source of Knowledge b. The Lives of the Patriarchs c. The Wedding at Cana d. The Life of Moses
The Source of Knowledge
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77. Pelagio held that: a. Holy Spirit not consubstantial with Father b. Madonna was not Mother of God c. Grace is only a help one not sin d. The true Catholic Church is that of the pure and the martyrs
grace is only a HELP for not sinning
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78. Pelagio held that: a. Baptisms of heretics were not valid b. Adam was only a bad example c. The will alone cannot avoid sin d. The initial state of man is of grace
Adam was only a bad example
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79. Typological exegesis is that which: a. Prefers the moral b. Respects history c. Prohibits the letter d. Imposes the allegory
respects history
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80. Fausto was: a. Monophysite b. Montanist c. Manichean d. Monergist
Manichean
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81. Celestio was: a. Donatist b. Pelagian c. Manichean d. Monergist
Pelagian
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82. There is an ecclesiastical problem with the: a. Pelagians b. Donatists c. Manicheans d. Monergists
Donatists
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83. Monophysitism was condemned in the council of: a. Chalcedon b. Constantinople c. Ephesus d. Nicea
Chalcedon
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84. The monophysites recognized in Christ: a. One person b. Three natures c. Three person d. One nature
ONE NATURE
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85. The son of St. Augustine was named: a. Nebridio b. Adeodato c. Fortunato d. Arcadio
Adeodato
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86. Augustine was born at: a. Tagaste b. Cassiciaco c. Hippo d. Carthage
Tagaste
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87. Augustine was called Doctor of: a. Mellifluous b. Poor c. Doctors d. Grace
Grace
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88. Manichaeism held the existence of: a. 2 persons in Christ b. 2 natures in God c. 2 principles of reality d. 2 diverse worlds
2 principles of reality (competing)
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89. Rufino of Aquileia was known for: a. Biblical Commentary b. Apologies c. Translations d. Poems
His translations (le traduzioni)
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90. The definition of “person” is most well known in: a. Isidore b. Boethius c. Gregory the Great d. Erma
Boezio (Boethius)
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91. L’Octavius is a work written by: a. Minucio b. Ottavio c. Cassidoro d. Un anonimo
Minucio
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92. Maometto is a comtemporary of: a. Isidore b. Boethius c. Gregory the Great d. Erma
Isidore
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93. Arius was condemned by the council of: a. Chalcedon b. Constantinople c. Ephesus d. Nicea
Nicea
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94. Boethius wrote: a. De Trinitate b. Regula Pastoralis c. De Consolatione philosophiae d. De viris illustribus
De Consolatione philosophiae
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95. Cassiodoro died in the year: a. 428 b. 583 c. 312 d. 123
583
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96. Il monastero founded by Cassiodoro was called: a. Cassiciaco b. Vivarium c. Ariccia d. Salamina
Vivarium
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97. St. Isadore wrote: a. Le etimologie b. De officiis c. De fide d. Quicumque
Le etimologie
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98. The brother of St. Isadore was named: a. Leonzio b. Leocadio c. Leonida d. Leandro
Leandro
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99. St. Isadore of Seville wrote: a. De Trinitate b. Regula Pastoralis c. De Consolatione philosophiae d. De viris illustribus
De viris illustribus
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100. The Father of the Church from Britain: a. Gregory the Great b. Hillary of Poitiers c. Teodoro of Mopsuestia d. Venerable Bede
Venerable Bede
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