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Period: 100 to 313
The Persecuted Church
From the Death of St, John to the Edict of Constantine -
107
Simeon Martyred
The first major church figure martyred during this era. He was the head bishop in Jerusalem. He was crucified. -
110
Ignatius Martyred
Ignatius was thrown to the wild beasts and worte letter to the church about suffering through persecution -
155
Polycarp Martyred
Polycarp was burned to death and was the Bishop of Asia minor -
166
Justin Martyred
He was crucifed and was a philosopher and teacher -
202
Leonidas Martyred
He was beheaded and was a great theologian -
305
Diocletian Abidcates
Diocletian abdicates the throne to Constantine -
312
Constantine Becomes Emperor
He is the first Chritian emperor -
313
Edict of Toleration
This edict put an end to the persecution of the church and caused the popularization of Christianity -
Period: 313 to 476
The Imperial Church
From th Edict of Constantine to the Fall of Rome -
330
Founding of Constantinople
Chritianity was recognized as the reliogion of the Christian empire and the capital moved from Rome to the new city Constantinople -
337
Barriers of the Western Empire Broken
Barbarians from the west began to invade the Roman Empire because the capital was far away -
450
Attila the Hun Invades Italy
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451
The Huns Defeated at the Battle of Chalons
Battle won in Northern France -
476
The Fall of Rome
The territory had been reduced down to the city of Rome -
Period: 476 to Jan 1, 1453
The Medieval Church
From the Fall of Rome to the Fall of Constantinople -
Oct 4, 632
Mohammed Dies
When Mohammed died Islam was born -
Oct 4, 732
Battle of Tours
The spread of Islam in Western Europe ends when Charles Martel defeated the muslim advance -
Oct 4, 1054
The Great Schism
The Western Latin church and Eastern Greek church split -
Oct 4, 1095
First Crusade
Godfrey of Bouillon took Jerusalem from the Muslims -
Period: Oct 4, 1095 to Oct 4, 1291
The Crusades
The church attempts to deafeat the Muslim advance and take back Jerusalem -
Oct 4, 1098
Cisterians (Monastic Order)
Gave great attention to architecture, art, and writing -
Oct 4, 1147
Second Crusade
They fought off invading muslims and retained Jerusalem -
Oct 4, 1187
Saladin Takes Jerusalem
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Oct 4, 1188
Third Crusade
The Chirsitans fought Saladin for Jerusalem and lost. However they made a treart allowing safe passge for pilgrims. -
Oct 4, 1198
Pope Innocent III Takes Papalcy
Abuses his power to force states to do the bidding of the church -
Oct 4, 1201
Fourth Crusade
They took Constantinople from the Greeks -
Oct 4, 1209
Franciscan (Monastic Order)
Ministered to those who had the black plague. They were knwon for their love for others, -
Oct 4, 1215
Dominicans (Monastic Order)
Spread faith through preaching and lived off the donation of people -
Oct 4, 1228
The Sixth Crusade
St. Louis attemoted to fight the muslims by way of Egypt -
Oct 4, 1270
Seventh Crusade
St. Louis tried to do it again but died before he began and the Crusade ended. -
Oct 4, 1377
Popes Power Returns to Rome
Whereas before the Pope had power all over Europe, at this point in history the power was reduced to mainly Rome and her followers. -
Oct 4, 1414
Council of Constance
Held to decide the claims between four popes for power. One was chosen to rule -
Oct 5, 1453
The Fall of Constantinople
The city fell to the Ottoman Turks which signaled the end of the Medieval Church period -
Period: Oct 5, 1453 to
The Reformed Church
From the fall of Constantinople to the end of the Thirty Year War -
Oct 5, 1517
Luther's 95 Theses
Luther posted 95 statements against the Catholic church to the door of the cathedral in Wittenburg. This is what jumpstarted the Reformation -
Oct 5, 1520
Burning of the Papal Bull
Luther burned the Papal decree of excommunication from the pope. -
Oct 5, 1521
The Diet of Worms
The Catholic church tried Luther for heresy but ended up letting him go. He did not recant his position. -
Oct 5, 1522
Translation of NT into German
Luther translated the NT into German -
Oct 5, 1529
Diet of Spires
Attempt by the catholic church to reconcile the division. The protestants would not budge and after that time Luthers movement was reffered to as the Protestants -
Oct 5, 1534
Order of the Jesuits
Catholic missionaries aimed to fight against protestantism -
Oct 5, 1536
Institutes of the Christian Religion Published
John Calvin wrote a masterful theological work call the Institutes of the Christian Religion. -
Oct 5, 1545
Council of Trent
A council was formed in another attempt to reconcile the division in the church. They met from 1545-1563. It resulted in conservative reforms for the Catholic church. -
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Thiry Year War
Protestants and Catholics went to war and ended with fixed boundaries between them. -
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The Modern Church
From the end of the Thirty Year War to the 80's -
Puritan Movement
The branches of Protestantism came from this.
1. Prebyrterians
2. Congregationalists
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The Great Awakening
Jonathan Edwards began to preach against churches being luke-warm in faith -
Moravian Missions Initiative
Moravian church began the modern missions movement. -
Weslyan Movement
Jon Wesley gathered precher to spread his doctrine all over England and the American Colonies. -
Rationalistic Movement
People began to demand a rational and natural interpretation of scripture -
American Missions Movement
Missionaries were sent out from America to the world. Came out of the Haystack prayer meeting. -
Anglo-Saxon Movement
Was aimed to restore some of the catholic tradition to the Protestant church. -
Hildebrand the Pope in Papalcy
Also known as Gregory the Great he used his aithority to influence both religious and state affairs -
Charlemagne Crowned as Emperor
He was reguarded as the successor of Augustus and Constantine -
Benedictines (Monastic Order)
Required its monks to be poor and own no posessions. They made great strides in the area of agricultural.