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Period: 160 to 220
Life of Tertullian
Major theologian, and first to write in Latin. -
200
Ignatius Dies
Bishop of Antioch is executed in Rome -
200
Full Baptism practises explained
Tertullian writes down a full description of the baptism practises of North Africa. "On Baptism" -
207
Tertullian breaks from Church
Tertullian becomes a Montanist, which was called the 'New Prophecy' Movement. The would be compared with the pentecostal and Charistmatic movements of today, where people were said to recieve Prophecies and Revelations from God in ways which were contrary to accepted practise of the day, people were said to rave and convulse under the movement of the spirit, being out of control. -
231
Origen Old Testament
Origen begiuns work on a polyglot version of the Old Testament, taking the original Hebrew, a Hebrew Transliteration and four versions of the greek, and combining them in 6 columns. -
250
Decius Decree
Decius decrees a universal sacrifice to the gods of the empire, anyone who refused was punished, which was mainly Christians. -
251
Synod of Carthage
This synod met to discuss what should be done about those who backslide due to the Decius Decree, which involved much penances. -
251
Antipope Novatian
Novantian electes himself the antipope in protest against the penacnes owed for those who have back slide. This causes a great schism, which lasts until the 5th Century. -
Period: 260 to 324
Life of Eusebius
Becomes the pope of Caesarea, and writes the first church history -
301
Armenia becomes the first Christian State.
Gregory the Illuminator becomes a Christian and coverts King Tiridates III of Armenia -
Period: 303 to 311
Great Persecution
Emperor Diocletian and Caesar Galerius issue 2 edicts. The first ordering the destruction of Scripture, Christian Literature, Church buidlings and property. The Second orders the imprisonment of Christian leaders, many of whom had to sacrifice to other gods before release. The great Persecution ends in 311, when Galerius issues an edict of toleration. -
305
Dioclentian Abdicates
He forces Maximian to do there same, thereby making Constantius I and Galerius Emperors. -
306
Constantine declared Emperor
Constantius dies in battle, and his son takes over as emperor -
306
Severus made Emperor
Galerius promotes Severus to Emperor in place of Constantius I -
306
Maxentius makes himself Emperor
Maxentius pronounces himself emperor in Rome. -
310
Maximian dies
Constantine kills Maximian after he declares himself emperor a second time. -
312
Constantine defeats Maxentius
He attributes this to seeing a vision of the cross, and thus makes Christianity his main religion -
313
Edict of Milan
Signed by Licinius and his co-emperor Constantine, which tolerates all religious practises. -
324
Constantine defeats Licinius to become sole emperor
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Period: 325 to 325
Council of Nicaea
Called to resolve heresy's and schisms. -
335
Construction of the Holy Sepulchre
Work begun in 326 -
Period: 345 to 420
Life of Jerome
Noted biblical scholar who translated bible into Latin -
Period: 354 to 430
Life of Augustine of Hippo
Augustine, is a major theologian on sin and grace, and his concepts still inform western theology to this day. -
404
Jerome completes the Vulgate
A Latin translation of the bible -
431
Council of Ephesus
Seen as the third Ecumenical Council, it excommunicated Nestorius, and proclaimed Mary, the 'Birth-giver of God'. -
451
Fourth Ecumenical Council
Held in Chalcedon, it finally defined the nature of Jesus, as truely man and truely divine, in two natures, unconfusing, unchanging, undivisible and inseperable. -
525
AD dating system
Dionysius Exiguus creates a new calander based around his calculations of easter -
553
Second council of Constantinople
This is the fifth ecumenical council. -
Jul 16, 1054
Great Schism
Pope Leo IX and Patriarch of Constantinople Michael Cerularius heightened the conflict by suppressing Greek and Latin in their respective domains. In 1054, Roman legates traveled to Cerularius to deny him the title Ecumenical Patriarch and to insist that he recognize the Church of Rome's claim to be the head and mother of the churches. Cerularius refused. The leader of the Latin contingent, Cardinal Humbert, excommunicated Cerularius, while Cerularius in return excommunicated Cardinal Humbert -
Period: Nov 27, 1095 to Jul 15, 1099
The first crusade
Started by Pope Urban II in order to go and support christians in the East and to take back the Holy Land. -
Period: Feb 6, 1147 to Nov 28, 1148
Second Crusade
The second crusade fails due to the defeat at Demascus. -
Jan 1, 1149
Holy Sepuchre Rebuilt
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Period: Oct 1, 1181 to Oct 3, 1226
Life of Francis of Assis
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Period: Jan 1, 1187 to Jan 1, 1192
Third Crusade
Richard the Lion Heart tried to capture Jeruselum and the Holy Land, however, they were united and undefeatable under Saladine -
Period: Jan 1, 1202 to Mar 1, 1204
Fourth Crusade
Initiated by Pope Innocent III, with the plan of entering through Egypt, however after a series of unfortunate events, the pope excommunicated the soldiers and they went off to destroy constantinople instead. -
Mar 1, 1204
Crusaders take over Constantinople
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Period: Jan 1, 1217 to Jan 1, 1221
The Fifth Crusade
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Period: Oct 20, 1225 to Mar 7, 1274
Life of Thomas Aquinus
Major Church theologian -
Period: Jan 1, 1228 to Jan 1, 1229
6th Crusade
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Period: Jan 1, 1248 to Jan 1, 1254
7th Crusade
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Period: Jan 1, 1270 to Dec 31, 1270
8th Crusade
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Period: Jan 1, 1271 to Dec 31, 1272
Ninth Crusade
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May 29, 1453
Turks Capture Constantinople
Thus marking the end of the Eastern Roman Empire. -
Jan 1, 1473
Sistine Chapel is built
Vatican city, and the location of the election of pope's as well as the hand of God by Michelangelo. -
Period: Nov 10, 1483 to Feb 18, 1546
Life of Martin Luther
The Father of the Reformation, Martin Luther was respoinsible for the birth of the prodestant church, because he disagreed with key doctrine and practises of the Roman Catholic Church, and believed that God was calling for justice and reformation from within the Catholic Church. -
Period: Jan 1, 1494 to Jan 1, 1536
Life of William Tyndale
Translates the Bible into English -
Period: Jul 10, 1509 to May 27, 1564
Life of John Calvin
John Calvin, was a key theoligian in the reformation movement of the church and taught specifically on the doctirne of predestination. -
Oct 31, 1517
95 Thesis
Martin Luther pins his 95 thesis to the door of Church Castle, Wittenberg, Saxong -
Jan 1, 1519
Catechisms
Martin Luther writes his small and large Catechisms as basic instructions in christian faith. -
Mar 26, 1521
Luther vs Carlos V
Luther defends his doctirne before Holy Roman Emperor Carlos V -
Jan 1, 1525
Tyndale's NT Translation
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Jan 1, 1530
Tyndale's Bible burnt in London
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Jan 1, 1534
Luther's German Bible
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Jun 20, 1536
Reformed Doctrine Established
John Calvin, after settling in Geneva publuishes the first edition of the Institutes of the Christian Religion, which is one of the most systematic reform doctrine books to date. -
Jan 1, 1537
Matthew's Bible released
Under a psydoname this book is a revision of other versions which was licenced for general reading -
Feb 9, 1537
Schmalkaldic Articles
Luther issues the articles of Lutheran Doctrine, which are later incorperated into the Book of Concord (1580) -
Period: Jan 1, 1564 to
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Bowden, John. with Lydamore, M; Bowden, H
2007 A Chronology of World Christianity, Continuum, London Dowley, T (ed.)
2002 Introduction to The History of Christianity (Rev.), Fortress Press, Minneapolis. Johnson, Paul.
1976 A History of Christianity, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London -
Victor I elected bishop of Rome.
Under Victor, the Bishop of Rome begins to have more authority over the other bishops. -
Date of Easter
Pope Victor I, attempts to solve the dating of Easter, should it be on the 14 Nissan or the following Sunday (the view which is finally adopted) -
Death of Pope Victor
Pope Victor I dies to be replaced by Zephyrinus -
Caesar Appointed
Constantius I is made Caesar of West and Galerius is made Caesar in the East. -
Diocletian made Emperor
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Maxentius kills Severus
Galerius makes Licinius emperor in his place. -
Constantine allows church to appoint bishops.
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Work begins of the basilica of St Peter's
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Council of Constantinople
Finally resolves issues of Arianism, and produces the nicene creed. It also declaires that the Bishop of Constantinople should hold the rank after Bishop of Rome. -
Third council of Constantinople
This was convined to discuss heresys surrounding the will and nature of Jesus. -
Second Council of Nicaea
Regarded as the 7th Ecumenical council and the last to be recognised in the east. -
Period: to 254
Life of Origen
Origen, was a great biblical scholar, writing many commentaries and papers, thereby shaping biblical understanding through the ages. -
Period: to Jan 1, 1500
Era of the Organ
Becoming the exclusive instrument of the church, for nearly 6 Centuries -
Period: to
Life of Alfred the Great
Whilst ruling the Kingdom of Wessex, he defeats the Danes, and then begins to gather groups of scholars round him in order to translate, Christian literature from Latin into Old English, some of which he did himself
