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Titus destroys jerusalem; Christianity and Judaism official broke since Christians fled from Jerusalem.
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the earliest known public churches are built, signaling ashift in christians' life practice.
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The edict of Milan;made by constantine I the emperor, Christianity no longer persecuted.
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Basil the great founds a monastery, laying foundations for religious communities ever after
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Ambrose defies emperor Theodosius, refusing him communion after his brutal killing of thousands in Thessalonica; the act influence church-state relations for generations.
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Battle of tours: Frankish general Charles Martel halts the seemingly unstoppable Muslim invasion, keeping europe under christian control.
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The monastery at cluny is founded, the genesis of a reform movement that spreads to over 1000 communities and revitalizes monastic life for hundreds of years.
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The Bernard founds monastery at Clairvaux: The "Father of western mysticism" strengthens the monastic tradition
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Innocent lll calls forth lateran council, which climaxes the rule of the medieval church's most influential pope and defines transubstantiation
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John Wyclif supervises Bible translation, leaving the first complete English Bible.
