Religion – Ch 5 Study Guide (The Early Church):

Know these definitions: martyrs – people who die for their faith Gospel – a word that means “good news” saints – our ancestors in faith; examples of holiness

Who led the early church? The Apostles

Be able to answer these questions in complete sentences:

Why does the church honor Saints Perpetua and Felicity? They died for their faith. They are martyrs.

Why does the Church honor St. Augustine? He dedicated his life to God. He became one of the Church’s great writers.

What is the Acts of the Apostles? The New Testament book that tells the story of the work of the Apostles in the early

Church. What is the one thing the early Christians shared when they gathered together?

They shared the Eucharist together. What was the Good News that the disciples shared with everyone? (Be able to write about these

two things in complete sentences.) They shared that Jesus is the Son of God. They shared that Jesus is the Savior of the entire world.