Events of the Church

Council of Jerusalem

50

The Council of Jerusalem or Apostolic Council was held in Jerusalem around AD 50. The council decided that Gentile converts to Christianity were not obligated to keep most of the fasts, and other specific rituals, including the rules concerning circumcision of males.

Council of Nicaea

325

In 325 AD, Emperor Constantine invited every bishop in the church to gather in Nicaea and formally establish Christian doctrine. The goal was to unite the increasingly divided church with a set of beliefs its leaders agreed on and would hold each other accountable to.

Council of Chalcedon

451

The Chalcedonian Definition is a declaration of Christ's nature, adopted at the Council of Chalcedon in AD 451. Chalcedon was an early centre of Christianity located in Asia Minor. The council was the fourth of the ecumenical councils that are accepted by Chalcedonian churches which include the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Lutheran, Anglican and Reformed churches.

Great Schism

1054

The East–West Schism was the break of communion which occurred in the 11th century between the Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church. Immediately following the schism, it is estimated that Eastern Christianity comprised a slim majority of Christians worldwide, with the majority of remaining Christians being Catholic. The schism was the culmination of theological and political differences which had developed during the preceding centuries between Eastern and Western Christianity.

Crusades

1095

They were a series of religious wars carried out by Christian crusaders from Europe during the timeframe of the Middle Ages. Beginning in 1095 CE, the crusades saw European knights and noblemen travel to the Middle East in an attempt to capture the Holy Land away from Muslim people that had controlled the region for the previous centuries.

Inquisition

1100

The Inquisition was a group of institutions within the Catholic Church whose aim was to combat heresy, conducting trials of suspected heretics. Studies of the records have found that the overwhelming majority of sentences consisted of penances, but that cases of repeat unrepentant heretics were handed over to the secular courts, which generally resulted in execution or life imprisonment.

Council of Trent

1545

The Council of Trent, held between 1545 and 1563 in Trent, was the 19th ecumenical council of the Catholic Church. Prompted by the Protestant Reformation, it has been described as the embodiment of the Counter-Reformation.

Suppression of Jesuits

1773

The suppression of the Jesuits was the removal of all members of the Society of Jesus from most of the countries of Western Europe and their colonies beginning in 1759, and with the approval of the Holy See in 1773.

Vatican I

1868

The First Vatican Council, or Vatican I, was a meeting of Roman Catholic bishops. It was convoked by Pope Pius IX and convened from 1869 to 1870. About 700 bishops attended the opening. One topic decides was the Immaculate Conception of Mary.

Vatican II

1965

Vatican II, was the twenty first Ecumenical council of the Roman CatholicChurch. In other words, Vatican2 was a council of Roman Catholic Church Bishops, Cardinals Leaders and theologians who met for a series of conferences during which they discussed and made decisions about issues important to the Roman Catholic faith, the Vatican and the Pope and Papal Office at its head. Many changes were made to how mass was celebrated with priest facing congregation and speaking language of the people.