Chapter 3 Persecution of the way By ilubowicki 64 Great Fire of Rome 70 Destruction of Jerusalem by Titus 81 Persecution under Domitian 97 St. Clement I is Pope; restored the Sacrament of Confirmation according to the rite of St. Peter; Martyred in 97 110 St. Ignatius of Antioch Martyred 112 Trajan’s Rescript in response to Pliny 115 St. Sixtus I is Pope; dies in 125 123 Hadrian’s Rescript 125 St. Telesphorus is Pope; Martyred in 136; He composed the Gloria in Excelsis Deo 150 St. Justin Martyr dedicates his First Apology 155 St. Palycarp martyred 161 St. Justin Martyr dedicates his Second Apology 180 St. Irenæus writes Against Heresies 196 Tertullian begins writing 203 Sts. Perpetua and Felicity are martyred in the arena at Carthage 215 Origen begins writing 250 Edict of Decius orders empire wide persecution of Christians 257 Valerian Rescripts 293 Diocletian creates the Tetrarchy 303 “Great Persecution” begins under Diocletian 312 Constantine adopts Christian symbol before battle 313 Edict of Milan 410 Visigoths sack Rome under King Alaric 418 franks take gaul 430 St Augustine dies 431 Council of Ephesus- Third Ecumenical - Defined Mary to be the mother of God 445 Emp. Valentinian lll acknowledges papal surpremacy 451 Council of Chalcedon- fourth Ecumenical- defunded the human and divine natures of Christ in one person 452 Saint Leo l (the Great) meets Attila the Hun 476 End of Roman Empire, last western emperor is Romulus Augustulus 493 Theodoric the Ostrogoth becomes king of italy 539 St Benedict founds monastery at Monte Cassino 553 Second council of Constantinople - Fifth Ecumenical - called by Emperor Justinian 570 Muhammad born at or near Mecca 599 St Gregory 590-604 611 Muhammad has vision of archangel Gabriel 624 Muhammad defeats Meccans at Battle of Badr 637 Jerusalem captured by Muslim 640 Library of Alexandria destroyed with 300,000 ancient papyrus scrolls 680 Third Council of Constantinople - Sixth Ecumenical 683 Dome of the Rock built over the Temple
