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Fill-in-the-blank practice flashcards covering the key figures, locations, and events from Chapter 11 Review.
Monte Cassino
The most important of St. Benedict’s monasteries was __________.
abbot
The head of a monastery is called an __________.
St. Gregory the Great
In 590, __________ became the first monk to become pope.
Franks
The first barbarian tribe to accept Christianity was the __________.
France
__________, formerly known as Gaul, is called the eldest daughter of the Church.
St. Patrick
__________ converted Conall, the brother of the ardri, the high king of Ireland.
Saints; Scholars
Ireland had the most important monastic schools and became known as the Isle of __________ and __________.
St. Columba
__________ took twelve men to Scotland, where he built a monastery on the island of Iona.
Switzerland
One of the great libraries in Europe started in the monastery at St. Gall in __________.
Ethelbert
St. Augustine, the Apostle to England, converted __________, the king of Kent.
Lindisfarne
St. Aidan was met by Oswald and given the island of __________, where he built the famous monastery.
St. Boniface
__________ was the Apostle to Germany; he chopped down the oak tree dedicated to the false god Thor.
St. Ansgar
__________, the Apostle to Scandinavia, was famed for his works of mercy.
Slavic
St. Adalbert brought the Faith to the __________ people.
St. Stephen
The conversion of Hungary was due to the zeal of __________.
Pope Sylvester II
In 1001, __________ sent a crown to Hungary, which each king of Hungary has worn ever since.
Cyril; Methodius
Saints __________ and __________ translated the Gospels into the Slavic language.
Vladimir the Great
When the ruler of Russia, __________, became Catholic, due to the influence of his saintly grandmother, Olga, many Russians joined the Church in great numbers.