Unit 3.1 and 3.2 people

St. Peter

One of Jesus’ disciples; gives a speech explaining that Jesus is the messiah that converts 3000 people.

St. Paul

Persecuted Christians until he encountered Jesus on the road to Damascus. He learns the truth and goes all around the Roman Empire preaching the good news; he is a successful evangelist and wrote half of the New Testament.

Cornelius

A Roman Soldier that prayed to the Jewish God was told to visit Peter; gets baptized from Peter.

Constantine

Passed the Edict of Milan; gave Christians full usual rights and ability to worship freely.

Nero

Blamed Christians for the fire of Rome

St. Stephen

Died after preaching the Gospel in Jerusalem; first martyr.

St. Perpetua and Felicity

Two young mothers who were martyred for their faith.

Ignatius of Antioch

Converted to Christianity by the Apostolic John; made the bishop of Antioch; was condemned to the loin pit by the emperor Trjan; made letters for nearby Churches.

Sabellius

Taught Modalism in the late 200s

Tertullian

Church father; responded to the Heresy of Modalism

Arius

Taught the Heresy of Arianism.

Athanasius

a Church father, showed that the Bible clearly says Jesus is God

Nestorius

Taught the Heresy of Nestorianism

Cyril of Alexandria

Church father that said that God became man by uniting himself to human nature.