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1. This saint holds the distinction of having been the first composer of hymns in the Church to add singing roles for female vocalists to his works. Who was he?
2. St. Catherine converted the Roman emperor's Maximinus' wife, and many other people, to Christianity. For this, she was arrested and tortured. Legend has it that when Catherine was to be broken on the wheel, a very unusual event interrupted the process. What was it?
3. This saint was believed to be so filled with the spirit of God, that when he was assumed into heaven, his cloak was left on Earth and stood by itself. Who was it?
4. This saint was a monk, and later in life became bishop of Thessaloniki. He founded the "hesychast" school of monasticism, in which one quietly contemplates the presence of God. Who was he?
5. During the reign of the Roman emperor Licinius, a group of soldiers who refused to give up their Christian faith were sentenced to death. Licinius ordered that they be left to die of exposure on a frozen lake. How many people were in this group of martyrs?
6. St. Mary of Egypt was born in Alexandria. She took up residence in the desert in Jordan. Toward the end of her life, she met a monk, Zosimus, whom she asked to bring her Communion. This he did. Zosimus returned to his monastery, where he stayed until the following year. He then went to visit St. Mary again, but found that she had passed away. According to legend, who or what helped Zosimus bury St. Mary?
7. St. Simeon the Stylite lived in Antioch, Syria, in the fifth century. He was believed to be a healer, and converted many people as well. "Stylite" is a term that does not refer to those qualities, however. What is a stylite?
8. The Virgin Mary, or Theotokos ("Mother of God"), is perhaps the most revered saint in Orthodox tradition. She is called by many epithets of honor. There is an icon which shows her tilting a hand toward the infant Jesus, or 'showing the way' to Him. Of the following, which one means "she who shows the way"?
9. These saints were given the names Roman and David at birth. Their father was Prince Vladimir of Kiev. His oldest son, Sviatopolk, resented Vladimir's decision to pass over him in the succession in favor of the younger brothers. Sviatopolk had the two killed. He was in turn overthrown by Prince Yaroslav. The two young brothers were canonized under different names. Who were they?
10. Of the following saints, who was *not* referred to as "the Theologian"?
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