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Key facts
Christian Denominations: Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox
The 1054 East-West Schism created the Orthodox Church (split from Rome).
Christian Worship and the Church Service
A Catholic church service is led by a priest.
Festivals: Christmas, Easter, Pentecost
Advent is the four-week season of preparation before Christmas.
Pilgrimage Sites: Jerusalem, Lourdes, Rome
Christians visit Jerusalem because it is where Jesus died and rose.
Prayer and the Lord's Prayer
Most Christian prayers end with the word "Amen" (meaning "so be it").
Sacraments: Baptism and Communion
Baptism symbolises washing away sin and new birth in Christ.
Christian Denominations: Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox
The Church of England is a Protestant (Anglican) denomination.
Christian Worship and the Church Service
A Christian place of worship is called a church.
Festivals: Christmas, Easter, Pentecost
The four-week season preparing for Christmas is called Advent.
Pilgrimage Sites: Jerusalem, Lourdes, Rome
At Lourdes, Mary is believed to have appeared to Bernadette Soubirous in 1858.
Practice questions with answers
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Where is the Pope based?
- •Canterbury, England
- •Constantinople, Turkey
- •Jerusalem, Israel
- ✓Vatican City, Rome
What does a church service usually include?
- •Buying and selling goods
- •Eating a full meal
- ✓Prayer, hymns, Bible reading
- •Watching films together
What event does Pentecost celebrate?
- •Jesus' baptism by John the Baptist
- •Jesus' resurrection from the dead
- •the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem
- ✓The Holy Spirit coming to the disciples
What is pilgrimage?
- •A daily prayer ritual
- •A festival meal at home
- •A formal baptism ceremony
- ✓A religious journey to a holy site
What is prayer in Christianity?
- •Giving money to the poor
- •Reading the Bible aloud
- •Singing in church
- ✓Talking with God
What is a sacrament?
- •a Christian holy place
- •a sacred Christian book
- ✓a sacred Christian ceremony
- •a special type of prayer
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