Christianity

By Drew Peck
  • 313

    Christians permmited to worship openly

    The edict of Milan allowed christians to worship openly for the first time
  • Jul 29, 1508

    The Sistine Chapel ceiling is painted by Michelangelo

    Michelangelo paints the ceiling of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome against his will.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1513 to

    Medici Popes reign

    The medici family uses nepotism to put unqualified people in powerful positions
  • Jan 1, 1517

    Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses

    Luther posted these to the Wittenburg Cathedral door at Worms, Germany explaining why people should withdrawl from the catholic church but still be christian.
  • Jan 1, 1560

    John Knox returns to Scotland to establish Presbyterianism

    John Calvin further refined the reformers’ new way of thinking about the nature of God and God’s relationship with humanity in what came to be known as Reformed theology. John Knox, a Scotsman who studied with Calvin in Geneva, Switzerland, took Calvin’s teachings back to Scotland.

  • Baptist church founded

    John Smyth starts the first Baptist church

  • King James Version of the bible is produced

    English-language translation of the Christian Bible that was originally produced for the Church of England begun in 1604 and completed in 1611. The KJV is the most popular English Bible of all-time and it's still the most widely read translation today.

  • First great awakening begins

    People became very religeous again after a period of darkness.

  • Many churches begin divisions over slavery

    Slavery caused much controversy in the christian churches and cause divisions starting with the baptist church and many followed including the Presbyterians.

  • Christianity made official religeon of Roman Empire

    The final death knell of the Pagan faith came under the rule of Theodosius. An ardent Christian, and recognizing the amazing growth of the christian faith, Theodosius and his western counterpart Gratian, recognized Christianity as the official religion of the Empire in 380 AD.

  • Olga of Russia converts to Christianity

    She was the first Russian ruler to convert to Christianity