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Martyrdom of the church's two greatest apostles forces church leadership into new era.
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Signaling a shift in Christians' life and practice.
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Made by Constantine I the Roman Emperor, Christianity no longer persecuted.
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First council of Constantinople ratifies the Nicene Creed and condemns Apollinarianism.
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Greatest early church father fights Pelagianism (man's work needed in salvation) emphasizes authority of scripture, his thought foundation of the Reformers; wrote "City of God".
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With the help of his adviser, Alcuin, the seven-foot-tall king brings Europe political unity, a stronger church, and a renaissance of learning.
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The Latin and Greek portions of the church permanently separated into the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church.
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John Wyclif supervises Bible translation, leaving the first complete English Bible.
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Sparked a revolution in society and the church. Book could now be produced in quantities and at prices that made them available to many people, not merely to scholars and monks. The resulting explosion of knowledge continues to accelerate in our day. Paved the way for the Reformation.
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Constantinople fall to the Turks, ending a millennium of Christianity in the Eastern Roman ("Byzantine") Empire.
