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School of Alexandria, a Common card
The Catechetical School of Alexandria was a school of Christian theologians and bishops and deacons in Alexandria.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 59
- DEF
- 40
- Power
- 99
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 12,000
Power 99 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 40 % of WikiCards cards.
School of Alexandria quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the School of Alexandria card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
According to Jerome the ______ school was founded by John Mark the Apostle.
Answer
Alexandrian. According to Jerome the Alexandrian school was founded by John Mark the Apostle. From the School of Alexandria article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Richard Seaman. Richard Seaman 62 · School of Alexandria 59 · 1956 Republican National Convention 55 · Lake Winnipegosis 51 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The teachers and students of the school were influential in many of the early theological controversies of the Christian church.
- It was one of the two major centers of the study of biblical exegesis and theology during late antiquity, the other being the School of Antioch.
- According to Jerome the Alexandrian school was founded by John Mark the Apostle.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The School of Alexandria article was read about 12,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 59 and blocks with 40: each hit it takes is cut by 16 %.
How to get School of Alexandria
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, School of Alexandria (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : The original uploader was ThutmoseIII at English Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
