Timeline: Church History--Olivia | Timetoast

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Pentecost

The birthday of the Church
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36

The stoning of Saint Stephen

Saint Stephen was the first person who died for the faith, the first martyr
40

Saint Paul starts his missionary journeys

Saint Paul used to be known as Saul, and he persecuted Christians. Later on, he was converted, took the name Paul, and began preaching.
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51

Council of Jerusalem

The first council of the Church
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60

First Gospel published
65

Martyrdom of Saint Peter and Saint Paul
70

Christianity and Judaism are two separate religions
110

Saint Ignatius of Antioch's death

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190

Date of Easter determined

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215

Martyrdom of Saint Tertullian of Carthage

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312

Constantine declares himself a Christian
313

Edict of Milan

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314

Pope Saint Sylvester I is elected

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325

Council of Nicaea I

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381

Emperor Theodosius I outlaws paganism
384

Council of Constantinople I
410

Church continues to grow as the Roman Empire declines
440

Pope Saint Leo the Great is elected

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452

Pope Saint Leo the Great meets with Attila the Hun
476

The Dark Ages start but the Church continues to grow as a light in the dark
529

Monastery founded by Saint Benedict

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753

Earliest written form of the Apostles' Creed
800

Charlemagne is crowned emperor of the Holy Roman Empire by Pope Leo III

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988

Conversion of Prince Vladimir in Kiev. Growth of Christianity in Russia
1054

Great Schism
1095

First Crusade

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1099

Crusaders conquer Jerusalem
1123

First Lateran Council

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1216

Saint Dominic founds the Order of Preachers (Dominicans)
1268

Saint Thomas Aquinas starts writing a major part of Summa Theologica

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1272

Last Crusade
1370

Catherine of Siena begins her Letters

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1431

Martyrdom of Saint Joan of Arc

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1455

Gutenberg Bible--first printed Bible

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1525

Bible translated from Greek to English
1534

Saint Francis Xavier forms the Jesuits with Saint Ignatius

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1545

Council of Trent starts

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1563

Council of Trent ends
1749

Junipero Serra establishes nine missions in California

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1869

Vatican Council I
1884

Third Plenary Council of Baltimore
1908

USA is removed from the supervision of its missionary office
1952

US Congress designates a National Day of Prayer
1962

Vatican Council II starts

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1963

Pope Paul VI is elected

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1964

Saint Benedict's monastery is rebuilt after World War II
1965

End of Vatican II
1978

Pope John Paul II is elected

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1992

Publication of the Catechism of the Catholic Church
2011

Beatification of Pope John Paul II