Early and Medieval Church Timeline assignment

  • 30

     Jesus’ death

    	Jesus’ death
    04/07/30
  • 30

    resurrection

    resurrection
    04/09/30
  • 33

     The Damascus Road conversion of Paul (Saul of Tarsus)

    	The Damascus Road conversion of Paul (Saul of Tarsus)
    from 33 to 36
  • 64

     Death of Peter

    	Death of Peter
  • 64

     Death of Paul

    	Death of  Paul
  • Period: 64 to 313

    Periods of persecution under Roman emperors: Nero, Domitian, Trajan, Diocletian

  • 70

    Destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans

    Destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans
  • 155

     The deaths of the martyrs: Polycarp

    	The deaths of the martyrs:  Polycarp
  • 160

     Justin Martyr writes Dialogue with Trypho to defend Christianity philosophically

    	Justin Martyr writes Dialogue with Trypho to defend Christianity philosophically
  • 203

     The deaths of the martyrs: Ignatius of Antioch

    	The deaths of the martyrs: Ignatius of Antioch
    About 200-203
  • 203

    The deaths of the martyrs: Perpetua

    The deaths of the martyrs: Perpetua
  • 312

    The conversion of Constantine

    The conversion of Constantine
  • 313

    The Edict of Milan is issued

    The Edict of Milan is issued
  • 325

    The Council of Nicaea

    The Council of Nicaea
  • Period: 375 to 476

    The fall of Rome

  • 395

    The Empire is split between west and east (two capitals: Constantinople and Rome)

    The Empire is split between west and east  (two capitals: Constantinople and Rome)
  • 426

    Augustine writes City of God

    Augustine writes City of God
  • 496

     Clovis is baptized into Christianity and influences the people France to convert

    	Clovis is baptized into Christianity and influences the people France to convert
  • 600

     The birth of Islam

  • 732

     Charles Martel stops the Muslim advance in France at the Battle of Tours

    	Charles Martel stops the Muslim advance in France at the Battle of Tours
  • 800

    Charlemagne becomes emperor

    Charlemagne becomes emperor
  • Period: 800 to 1100

    The corrupt period of the papacy called the “pornocracy” (range)

  • 1053

     Christianity splits into Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy (The Great Schism)

    	Christianity splits into Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy (The Great Schism)
  • 1076

     Pope Gregory VII opposes emperor Henry IV on “investiture”

  • 1095

     Pope Urban II proclaimed the first Crusade first Crusade

    	Pope Urban II proclaimed the first Crusade first Crusade
  • Nov 27, 1095

     Pope Urban II proclaimed the first Crusade

    	Pope Urban II proclaimed the first Crusade
  • 1216

    Pope Innocent III, “Vicar of Christ” become the most powerful pope

    Pope Innocent III, “Vicar of Christ” become the most powerful pope
  • 1302

    Pope Boniface VIII declares “no salvation outside of the church”

    Pope Boniface VIII declares  “no salvation outside of the church”
  • Period: 1309 to 1377

     The Avignon Papacy

  • 1417

    Papal Schism, which ended the Avignon Papacy

    Papal Schism, which ended the Avignon Papacy