Sunday, March 16, 2008

Sunday Trivia: Holy Week Edition

We enter this week into Holy Week - the most important week in the life of the church. When and where does the first record of the church's celebration of Holy Week come from? And who recorded it?

4 comments:

david said...

Well, according to my notes from The History of Christianity, Dionysius of Alexandria, who was then Pope was the first to formally commemorate the events of Holy week. That would be around the middle of the 3rd century.

Hal said...

From what I have been reading I am leaning toward the 4th centry. I can not come up with a specific month or year.

Diane said...

I have been home sick this weekend, and do not have access to my church history notes.

However, would anyone like some gatorade?

Pastor David said...

Sick? On Palm Sunday weekend? Oh, you certainly have my sympathy. Get well soon - very soon. Take care of yourself. And yes - gatorade and a nap for me please.

Answers in next post.